Re: installing packages from testing in sarge
Martin Paraskevov wrote: Hello, I am a newcomer to the list and have the following question to ask. I have recently installed debian sarge (the stable distribution) but when I search for mozilla-firefox with: apt-cache show mozilla-firefox I get an older version of the browser. 1. Can I install software from the testing distribution under sarge. For example if I add a line in the /etc/apt/sources.list file. Or do I have to upgrade to the testing etch. 2. What command can I use in the shell to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file but not manually but through interface. I think there was a tool like this but I don't remember what it was. Regards, Martin use apt-setup try your local mirors :P Adorean Alexandru Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: installing packages from testing in sarge
Hello Martin Paraskevov ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I am a newcomer to the list and have the following question to ask. I have recently installed debian sarge (the stable distribution) but when I search for mozilla-firefox with: apt-cache show mozilla-firefox I get an older version of the browser. 1. Can I install software from the testing distribution under sarge. In general: no, you can't. A lot of stuff from testing is incompatible to stable, and if upgrade some packages to testing, a lot of other stuff needs to be upgraded as well. You will end up with a mixed system, possibly more or less broken. For example if I add a line in the /etc/apt/sources.list file. Or do I have to upgrade to the testing etch. Either upgrade completely to testing (which I don't recommend if you don't know how to do it), or use stable and get updated packages of Firefox that were built for /your/ system. Take a look at http://www.backports.org, but read the instructions carefully. If you don't, you will accidentially install all the packages from there, instead of only those you want. 2. What command can I use in the shell to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file but not manually but through interface. I think there was a tool like this but I don't remember what it was. You can use any text editor (e.g. nano, vi, vim, emacs), or run apt-setup. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps-sarge.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: installing packages from testing in sarge
name of the tool is Synaptic Package Manager. You can add also repositories for testing distribution, but i thing, that than you actualy upgrade to testing. If you choose package from testing distribution, than dependencies will require also other packages from testing. Not sure about this. Dexter On Sat, 2006-02-11 at 19:52 -0500, Martin Paraskevov wrote: Hello, I am a newcomer to the list and have the following question to ask. I have recently installed debian sarge (the stable distribution) but when I search for mozilla-firefox with: apt-cache show mozilla-firefox I get an older version of the browser. 1. Can I install software from the testing distribution under sarge. For example if I add a line in the /etc/apt/sources.list file. Or do I have to upgrade to the testing etch. 2. What command can I use in the shell to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file but not manually but through interface. I think there was a tool like this but I don't remember what it was. Regards, Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: installing packages from testing in sarge
There is a section of the apt-howto reference that deals with keeping a mixed system: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get.en.html#s-default-version though you will end up writing to two different config files inside /etc/apt, so if you aren't cool with that, then try this: aptitude or apt-get install mozilla-firefox -t testing (or -t unstable) it is true that usually keepign a mixed system is a disaster. however, in the case of firefox, not too many packages have to be upgraded in order to support the latest version - apt-get will handle this for you. i am running a stable sarge with the unstable version of firefox, with no problems. cheers adam black
installing packages from testing in sarge
Hello, I am a newcomer to the list and have the following question to ask. I have recently installed debian sarge (the stable distribution) but when I search for mozilla-firefox with: apt-cache show mozilla-firefox I get an older version of the browser. 1. Can I install software from the testing distribution under sarge. For example if I add a line in the /etc/apt/sources.list file. Or do I have to upgrade to the testing etch. 2. What command can I use in the shell to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file but not manually but through interface. I think there was a tool like this but I don't remember what it was. Regards, Martin
Re: installing packages from testing in sarge
Martin Paraskevov wrote: Hello, I am a newcomer to the list and have the following question to ask. I have recently installed debian sarge (the stable distribution) but when I search for mozilla-firefox with: apt-cache show mozilla-firefox I get an older version of the browser. 1. Can I install software from the testing distribution under sarge. For example if I add a line in the /etc/apt/sources.list file. Or do I have to upgrade to the testing etch. 2. What command can I use in the shell to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file but not manually but through interface. I think there was a tool like this but I don't remember what it was. Rather than mess with getting Sid stuff into Sarge, why not just go here: http://www.mozilla.com/ Download the latest FF and install it? It's a piece of cake. H -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
