On Sunday 28 October 2001 20:18, John Batistic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote: > On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 19:53:32 +0000 > > John Gay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wanted to update my testing system to KDE2.2.1 and was usingthe info > > provided by Bruce Miller in his mini-HOW-TO but I'm having problems with > > my > > > preferences file. The contents of /etc/apt/preferences is: > > Maybe a silly question John, > but have you upgraded to the unstable version of apt? > progeny:/home/jgay# dpkg -l apt Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii apt 0.5.4 Advanced front-end for dpkg progeny:/home/jgay# This is the version of apt in testing, and it does understand preferences, I've just got something wrong.
> Old apt doesn't understand preferences. > > I have been down your trail. I gave up on Progeny and migrated to pure > Debian via Libranet. > > Regards > > John Batistic
