[ale] Mixing Debian versions

[James Sumners]

Yes! Use backports.org and put only the back port you want in the sources.list.
Mixing branches will lead to no end of headache for you.

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:39:03 -0500
Jim Lynch <jwl at sgi.com> wrote:

> David Corbin wrote:
> 
> >I have a debian stable system.  I'd like to keep it "stable" as much as 
> >possible, but I need some libraries from testing/unstable (more modern 
> >versions). 
> >
> >I know that apt supports "pinning", and mixing various version in various 
> >ways, but I've never quite grasped how it works well enough to be successful 
> >with it.
> >
> >How can I say, "use stable for everything", except for this pacakge or that 
> >package that I need from "testing". (and ideally, no more updates beyond 
> >version X).
> >
> >Thanks
> >  
> >
> You would be better off if you can find a backport of the software you 
> are interested in.  Backports are newer versions of deb packages that 
> are in unstable or testing and have been packaged to fit within earlier 
> versions, like woody for example.  Google for backport and debian and 
> see if what you want isn't already avaliable.  If so that is the safest 
> way to go.
> 
> Otherwise you can change your sources.list file in /etc/apt to point to 
> unstable or testing.  Do an apt-get update to read the new stuff in, 
> then apt-get install newpackage.
> 
> When you are through, change the sources.list file back to woody and do 
> another apt-get update.  Be prepared for problems however.  They can 
> happen when you mix two versions. 
> 
> That said, I'm running a combination of stable and unstable myself.  It 
> takes some luck to keep a system running that way however.  8)
> 
> Jim.
> 
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