apt-get source question
I looked in the APT tutorial and also in a book but I could not find an answer to this problem. I want to get a source package from the testing release, not from stable, so I did this: apt-get -t testing source packagename It does not seem to work. Is there a way to do this without temporarily modifying the sources.list in order to get the desired sources? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get source question
On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 05:10:38PM +, Pollywog wrote: I looked in the APT tutorial and also in a book but I could not find an answer to this problem. I want to get a source package from the testing release, not from stable, so I did this: apt-get -t testing source packagename It does not seem to work. Is there a way to do this without temporarily modifying the sources.list in order to get the desired sources? without putting the testing repositories in your sources.list and apt-get updating, you cannot get the package through apt. You could, however, use wget or something similar to get the package, if its a one time deal. wget repositoryaddress/path/to/package/Package file.deb and then dpkg -i it. That said, there is no harm in adding repositories to your sources.list. It will slow down your apt-get update. Otherwise, provided your apt is set up correctly, it should cause no problems. You'll probably want to set APT::Default Release your preferred release here in your apt_preferences. A signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: apt-get source question
On Monday 31 July 2006 14:10, Pollywog wrote: I looked in the APT tutorial and also in a book but I could not find an answer to this problem. I want to get a source package from the testing release, not from stable, so I did this: apt-get -t testing source packagename It does not seem to work. Is there a way to do this without temporarily modifying the sources.list in order to get the desired sources? Try apt-get source packagename=1.2.3-4 use whatever the version number is for testing. Stephen -- GPG Pubic Key: http://users.eastlink.ca/~stephencormier/publickey.asc pgpAq2GQJDpbt.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: apt-get source question
On Tuesday 01 August 2006 03:10, Pollywog wrote: [...] I want to get a source package from the testing release, not from stable, so I did this: apt-get -t testing source packagename It does not seem to work. Is there a way to do this without temporarily modifying the sources.list in order to get the desired sources? I don't think so; AFAIK you must add the testing source repositories to sources.list, and do apt-get update; then your command should work. The update tells apt what packages are available in each repository in sources.list. If you want to keep the testing repositories, set up pinning so you have stable as default (although most say mixing distributions is not a good idea), otherwise remove them from sources.list and update again when you are done. Luck, John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get source question
On Monday July 31, 2006 5:38 pm, Stephen Cormier wrote: On Monday 31 July 2006 14:10, Pollywog wrote: I looked in the APT tutorial and also in a book but I could not find an answer to this problem. I want to get a source package from the testing release, not from stable, so I did this: apt-get -t testing source packagename It does not seem to work. Is there a way to do this without temporarily modifying the sources.list in order to get the desired sources? Try apt-get source packagename=1.2.3-4 use whatever the version number is for testing. I didn't think of that one. I have my system pinned and I have stable, unstable, and testing sources (deb-src) in my sources.list and also some unofficial sources such as backports and debian-multimedia, but 'apt-get -t release source package' wasn't working. I had to remove all deb-src lines except those I needed and then copy from a backup file when I was done getting the source packages. thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
apt-get source question
This is an abbreviated re-post. My original posting is in the archives here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user-0012/msg01267.html Is there a way to find out exactly from where apt-get is planning to fetch a particular package? The reason I need to know this is because of a bug in apt-get, found and reported by a few people before me... (see original posting). What I want to do is to make a list of the packages that are going to be installed, together with the intended fetch location and the relevant dependencies. A bit like this: foo is located on Debian 2.2r0 Binary 1 - bar is located on Debian 2.2r0 Binary 2 - bob is located on Debian 2.2r0 Binary 1 Where foo depends on bar and bob, but bob doesn't depend on bar. Armed with this information I would do apt-get install bar then apt-get install foo, and it would work, as foo and bob are on the same CD. Any script ideas gratefully received! -- Best regards, Peter Hugosson-Miller Faber est suae quisque fortunae.
apt-get source question
Is there a way to find out exactly from where apt-get is planning to fetch a particular package? The reason I need to know this is because of a bug in apt-get, found and reported by a few people before me, that goes something like this: --- Begin bug description - 1) I enter apt-get install foo at the console * Package foo is on the first binary CD * Package foo depends on packages bar and bob * Package bar is on the second binary CD * Package bob is on the first binary CD 2) apt-get prompts for the first binary CD 3) I insert the first binary CD and press Enter 4) apt-get unpacks foo 5) apt-get then tries to find bar and can't 6) apt-get says Wrong CD, gives up and tries to fetch bar from the debian site instead. If I'm connected it works, otherwise it fails. Wasted bandwith if it did succeed, as I already have bar on the second CD. End bug description -- I have found one workaround, however, which would be improved if I knew exactly where the packages would be coming from: -- Begin workaround --- One workaround is to find out which packages are going to be installed by using the -s flag with apt-get install, and then installing them in the order when they can be installed one by one. This means that apt-get will prompt for the correct CD each time. --- End workaround What I want to do is to make a list of the packages that are going to be installed, together with the intended fetch location and the relevant dependencies. A bit like this: foo is located on Debian 2.2r0 Binary 1 - bar is located on Debian 2.2r0 Binary 2 - bob is located on Debian 2.2r0 Binary 1 Where foo depends on bar and bob, but bob doesn't depend on bar. Armed with this information I would do apt-get install bar then apt-get install foo, and it would work, as foo and bob are on the same CD. Any script ideas gratefully received! -- Best regards, Peter Hugosson-Miller Faber est suae quisque fortunae.
apt-get source question
Hello; Is there a way to do an apt-get -f dist-upgrade but have it download the source, build it, then install it? I can do this just fine specifying the package I want, but is there a way to do a complete upgrade? TIA, Ron -- === = Ronald Burnett Farrer = === = mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] = = http://www.farrer.net = === ||| |Alpha Linux Powered! | | http://www.alphalinux.org | |||
Re: Apt-get source question
Subject: Apt-get source question Date: Sat, Feb 12, 2000 at 09:17:18AM -0200 In reply to:Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira Quoting Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Hi Debian users, anyone knows if with apt-get source package I can see the new avaliable packages before get sourcing to checks if the pack age is it or doesn't exist? My problem is: I have a slink home box. First I installed apt 0.3.11 to get source potato packages to compile here. So, I have a slink bo x with lot of potato packages compiled. But, how do I check what new packages are avaliable for me to get with apt-get source? Only with more /var/lib/dpkg/avalia ble I can do this! :( Thanks, Paulo Henrique Paulo Could you _please_ set your editor to wrap at 70 or so columns. Your posts a a pain to read as setup now. Thanks -- A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing. ___ Wayne T. Topa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Apt-get source question
Hi Debian users, anyone knows if with apt-get source package I can see the new avaliable packages before get sourcing to checks if the pack age is it or doesn't exist? My problem is: I have a slink home box. First I installed apt 0.3.11 to get source potato packages to compile here. So, I have a slink bo x with lot of potato packages compiled. But, how do I check what new packages are avaliable for me to get with apt-get source? Only with more /var/lib/dpkg/avalia ble I can do this! :( Thanks, Paulo Henrique
