On Wed, Sep 15, 1999 at 03:44:30PM +, John R. Sheets wrote:
> Is it possible to use apt-get to upgrade to a specific version which
> isn't the latest? For example, if the latest version of a library had a
> bug in it, and I wanted the release directly before it?
No.
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On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Michael Talbot-Wilson wrote:
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> Thank you for the self-satisified blindness of your response.
It's things like this that make people not want to help. Try being polite.
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> > config files, menu entri
Bryan Scaringe wrote:
>
> OK,
> If you wish to get a new package that is released WITHOUT updating
> all existing packages that have new versions, just use apt-get to install
> tha package directly.
>
> apt-get update #update the package DB
> apt-get install
Is it possible to use apt-g
> OK,
> If you wish to get a new package that is released WITHOUT updating
> all existing packages that have new versions, just use apt-get to install
> tha package directly.
>
> apt-get update #update the package DB
> apt-get install
>
> Note, this WILL download and install updates to
Gareth wrote:
>
> On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Michael Talbot-Wilson wrote:
> > G'day, all.
> > How can I prevent dselect from downloading packages that are already
> > installed, merely because the Debian version has changed?
>
> The way I use is apt-get instead of dselect that way only the packages you
On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Michael Talbot-Wilson wrote:
> G'day, all.
> How can I prevent dselect from downloading packages that are already
> installed, merely because the Debian version has changed?
The way I use is apt-get instead of dselect that way only the packages you
want get upgraded and/or in
OK,
If you wish to get a new package that is released WITHOUT updating
all existing packages that have new versions, just use apt-get to install
tha package directly.
apt-get update #update the package DB
apt-get install
Note, this WILL download and install updates to dependancies,
if t
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On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Michael Talbot-Wilson wrote:
> How can I prevent dselect from downloading packages that are already
> installed, merely because the Debian version has changed?
Put them on hold.
> Really, it is intolerable that that happens. It can cost
G'day, all.
How can I prevent dselect from downloading packages that are already
installed, merely because the Debian version has changed?
Really, it is intolerable that that happens. It can cost a lot of money
in download fees.
I have attepted to defeat it by general freezes, but that makes
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