Package: apt Version: 0.9.7.4 Severity: important Dear Maintainer,
I would like to have a selected list of applications installed from the testing repository from deb-multimedia.org, so I created the following /etc/apt/preferences file: grzes:/home/ga# cat /etc/apt/preferences Package: acroread cinelerra flashplayer-mozilla mozilla-acroread w32codecs Pin: release a=stable a=testing origin "www.deb-multimedia.org" Pin-Priority: 500 Package: * Pin: origin "www.deb-multimedia.org" Pin-Priority: 50 Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 700 Package: * Pin: release a=stable Pin-Priority: 600 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 50 However, the first entry seems to be ignored: grzes:/home/ga# apt-cache policy w32codecs w32codecs: Installed: 1:20110131-dmo1 Candidate: 1:20110131-dmo1 Package pin: (not found) Version table: 1:20110131-dmo2 500 50 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ unstable/non-free i386 Packages 50 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ testing/non-free i386 Packages *** 1:20110131-dmo1 500 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Changing the order produces same results: grzes:/home/ga# cat /etc/apt/preferences Package: * Pin: origin "www.deb-multimedia.org" Pin-Priority: 50 Package: acroread cinelerra flashplayer-mozilla mozilla-acroread w32codecs Pin: release a=stable a=testing origin "www.deb-multimedia.org" Pin-Priority: 500 Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 700 Package: * Pin: release a=stable Pin-Priority: 600 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 50 -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Install-Recommends "true"; APT::Install-Suggests "0"; APT::Authentication ""; APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true"; APT::NeverAutoRemove ""; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-restricted-modules.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-ubuntu-modules-.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image.*"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections ""; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs"; APT::Periodic ""; APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0"; APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0"; APT::Update ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke:: "touch /var/lib/apt/periodic/update-success-stamp 2>/dev/null || true"; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "[ ! -f /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket ] || /usr/bin/dbus-send --system --dest=org.debian.apt --type=signal /org/debian/apt org.debian.apt.CacheChanged || true"; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "/usr/bin/test -e /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service && /usr/bin/test -S /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket && /usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedesktop.PackageKit --object-path /org/freedesktop/PackageKit --timeout 1 --method org.freedesktop.PackageKit.StateHasChanged cache-update > /dev/null; /bin/echo > /dev/null"; APT::Archives ""; APT::Archives::MaxAge "90"; APT::Archives::MinAge "2"; APT::Archives::MaxSize "5000"; APT::Architectures ""; APT::Architectures:: "i386"; APT::Compressor ""; APT::Compressor::. ""; APT::Compressor::.::Name "."; APT::Compressor::.::Extension ""; APT::Compressor::.::Binary ""; APT::Compressor::.::Cost "1"; APT::Compressor::gzip ""; APT::Compressor::gzip::Name "gzip"; APT::Compressor::gzip::Extension ".gz"; APT::Compressor::gzip::Binary "gzip"; APT::Compressor::gzip::Cost "2"; APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg:: "-9n"; APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::bzip2 ""; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Name "bzip2"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Extension ".bz2"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Binary "bzip2"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Cost "3"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg:: "-9"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::xz ""; APT::Compressor::xz::Name "xz"; APT::Compressor::xz::Extension ".xz"; APT::Compressor::xz::Binary "xz"; APT::Compressor::xz::Cost "4"; APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg:: "-6"; APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::lzma ""; APT::Compressor::lzma::Name "lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::Extension ".lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary "xz"; APT::Compressor::lzma::Cost "5"; APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "--format=lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "-9"; APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "--format=lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::::Name ""; APT::Compressor::::Extension "."; APT::Compressor::::Binary ""; APT::Compressor::::Cost "100"; APT::Compressor::::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::::CompressArg:: "-9"; APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg:: "-d"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors/"; Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d"; Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg"; Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::solvers ""; Dir::Bin::solvers:: "/usr/lib/apt/solvers"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2"; Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz"; Dir::Media ""; Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/apt"; Dir::Log "var/log/apt"; Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log"; Dir::Log::History "history.log"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently ""; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.save$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$"; Acquire ""; Acquire::cdrom ""; Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom/"; Acquire::Languages ""; Acquire::Languages:: "en"; Acquire::Languages:: "none"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Tools ""; DPkg::Tools::Options ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "/usr/bin/test -e /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service && /usr/bin/test -S /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket && /usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedesktop.PackageKit --object-path /org/freedesktop/PackageKit --timeout 1 --method org.freedesktop.PackageKit.StateHasChanged cache-update > /dev/null; /bin/echo > /dev/null"; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -d /var/lib/update-notifier ]; then touch /var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-stamp; fi; if [ -e /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available ]; then echo > /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available; fi "; Unattended-Upgrade ""; Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern ""; Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern:: "origin=Debian,archive=stable,label=Debian-Security"; CommandLine ""; CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump"; -- /etc/apt/preferences -- Package: acroread cinelerra flashplayer-mozilla mozilla-acroread w32codecs Pin: release a=stable a=testing origin "www.deb-multimedia.org" Pin-Priority: 500 Package: * Pin: origin "www.deb-multimedia.org" Pin-Priority: 50 Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 700 Package: * Pin: release a=stable Pin-Priority: 600 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 50 #Package: nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-source nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings #Pin: release a=unstable #Pin-Priority: 750 -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- # # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Squeeze_ - Official Snapshot i386 NETINST Binary-1 20100123-03:45]/ squeeze main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Squeeze_ - Official Snapshot i386 NETINST Binary-1 20100123-03:45]/ squeeze main deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main non-free contrib deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main non-free contrib deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main non-free contrib #skype deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free #Unofficial deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org unstable main non-free deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org testing main non-free #Google deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free #deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable main non-free #Opera deb http://deb.opera.com/opera testing non-free -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (700, 'testing'), (600, 'stable'), (50, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-3-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2012.4 ii gnupg 1.4.12-4+b1 ii libapt-pkg4.12 0.9.7.4 ii libc6 2.13-35 ii libgcc1 1:4.7.1-2 ii libstdc++6 4.7.1-2 apt recommends no packages. Versions of packages apt suggests: pn apt-doc <none> ii aptitude 0.6.8-1 ii dpkg-dev 1.16.8 ii python-apt 0.8.4 ii synaptic 0.75.12 ii xz-utils 5.1.1alpha+20120614-1 -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org