One way to do it is to change your "/etc/apt/sources.list" entries to read "testing" instead of stable. Then run <apt-get update>, and then run <apt-get [package-name]>.
Im fairly new to debian as well, and thats the only way I know how to do it. I have not seen a switch to apt-get that lets you specify a release version outside of what is in the sources.list file. That would be nice though. Is there an easier way? --sc > I shouldn't have to ask this question, but I do. It's probably all in > the documentation somewhere, but I'm a Debian newbie and I still can't > find my way around properly. > > I have just installed the stable debian release woody from CD-ROMs, my > first experience with debian, and I have found it a success. I > especially liked app-get and its friends. > > Now there's a package (twiki) in the testing distribution I'd like to > install. It doesn't appear on the CDROMs, presumably because they are > just the stable release. > > How do I go about it, so that it will be properly downloaded to the > proper place, installed properly, and I retain a copy of the package in > case I need to do it again? Do I need to set up my own patial mirror on > my hard disk somewhere? > > -- hendrik > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
