berenger.mo...@neutralite.org writes: > In the same priority range, the package which will be installed is the > one with the highest priority, so it is fine to have one set of > package with 500 ( or I could take 600 or any other value ) for low > priority, and the other at 900 ( or 800 or... ), so that the version > with 900 will be installed against the lower one, even if the lower > one is more recent.
Oh... Truely? I thought differently and was sure I am right. I just skimmed again through apt_preferences man page, but did not find such examples or explanations. Where's it documented? > Yes, it wants, because I did not specified the priority for the > release stable-updates. This is what apt-cache policy pointed, and > once fixed, my problem disappeared, and I finally understood that > obvious issue. Glad for you. > PS: I think I should probably send the package-specific priorities and > their dependencies into specific files in preferences.d/ Yes, it's a good practice. I do so. But mostly in order to set negative priorities.
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