[LUNI] Using (Debian) Unstable packages in WoodyKelly Martin kmartin at pyrzqxgl.orgMon Jun 2 20:59:52 CDT 2003
Robert C. Ramsdell wrote: > I've recently gotten my Debian Stable box up and running. However, I find > that some packages I need (notably printer drivers and Gnucash 1.8.x) are > only available in Unstable. Is anybody mixing unstable and woody on the > same machine, and if so, how has your experience been? Any hints on how to > go about it? This isn't that hard to do by using apt-preferences to pin the unstable distribution low enough to keep it from pulling in unstable packages you don't need to make the package you want work. Use "apt-get install package/unstable" to get the unstable version after setting up the appropriate pins in /etc/apt/preferences. Another option is to use apt-get source --build package/unstable, which will avoid dependency hell in most cases. (You may have to install a lot of devel packages, though.) Kelly
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