"Rick Weinbender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm running the current stable version > and I need to install a package from > an unstable source (tmda ver.0.86). > (the unstable package does work with woody). > * > Is there a way to install an unstable package on > stable distro from the command line. > * > Someone suggested 'apt-get -t unstable install tmda'. > I tried this but it didn't work. > Does anyone know if this is possible and the proper syntax.
Do you have a /etc/apt/sources.list file that contains pointers to the unstable distro? Here's a excerpt from mine: deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian woody main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian sarge main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free I list all 3 releases, by name (woody = stable, sarge = testing, sid = unstable). Once you have that you'll want to tell apt the main release you want. Do that by editing /etc/apt/apt.conf and putting a line like: APT::Default-Release "stable"; in it. Gary -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]