Using an unstable package with an otherwise stable distribution

[ted]

I'd really like to use Mozilla 1.7.3 on my powerpc, but either the 
documentation I've read on how to do so is wrong or I don't understand it.

I've tried editing my /etc/apt/sources.list to include unstable, and 
then gave the command apt-get -t unstable install mozilla (and 
mozilla-browser) without luck.
The package can't be found.  

I tried apt-get install mozilla-browser=1.7.3-4 which should be the 
powerpc version.  Again, the package can't be found.

I tried the debian IRC and someone suggested backport.org, but that only 
has the i386 version.  

Advice?
Thanks
Ted Mendum
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Re: Using an unstable package with an otherwise stable distribution

[Brian Nelson]

On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 11:08:44PM -0400, ted wrote:
 I'd really like to use Mozilla 1.7.3 on my powerpc, but either the 
 documentation I've read on how to do so is wrong or I don't understand it.
 
 I've tried editing my /etc/apt/sources.list to include unstable, and 
 then gave the command apt-get -t unstable install mozilla (and 
 mozilla-browser) without luck.
 The package can't be found.  
 
 I tried apt-get install mozilla-browser=1.7.3-4 which should be the 
 powerpc version.  Again, the package can't be found.

No, don't do that.  Be happy that it didn't work.


 I tried the debian IRC and someone suggested backport.org, but that only 
 has the i386 version.  
 
 Advice?

Download the source for the backports.org version and build it on your
ppc box.  Or just simply use the tarball version from mozilla.org.

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