Sweet! Thanks Joseph.
"To set up what is your main version of Debian you should edit the
/etc/apt/apt.conf (it does not usually exist, create it if you don't
have one) to contain the following line:
APT::Default-Release "version";
Where version is the version of Debian you want to use as the main
distribution. The versions you can use are stable, testing and
unstable. To install packages from another version, then, you must use
APT in the following way:
# apt-get -t distribution install package" -- HOWTO
On 5/1/06, Joseph Frana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have been very successful using this FAQ
(http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get.en.html).
Section 3.8 and 3.9 will likely be especially relevant.
On 5/1/06, Alexander Horn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (See below for original message)
>
> I would try this out myself but I don't have an internet connection at
> home to see what aptitude says when I do an upgrade with my Debian
> TESTING source enabled. If someone knows some tips for having mixed
> testing and stable Debian packages please let me know...
>
> On 4/27/06, Alexander Horn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > As part of a laptop GNU/Linux install I have decided to go with x.org
> > (and it runs like a charm :-)
> >
> > x.org is only part of the "testing" branch. (And that's the only
> > package I need that's part of test.)
> >
> > My question is:
> >
> > Is there any way to get bug fixes/improvements for my x.org
> > installation (aptitude upgrade)? In other words, if I would
> > temporarily switch my source list to point to the "test" repository
> > and run "aptitude upgrade" it would try to upgrade my entire system to
> > "test," wouldn't it? Please advise.
> >
> > --
> > Alexander Horn
> > http://www2.truman.edu/~ah428
> >
>
>
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> Alexander Horn
> http://www2.truman.edu/~ah428
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