[Gllug] Getting Debian to take packages selectively out of Sid

[Frank Scott]

On Sat, Jan 25, 2003 at 12:22:25PM +0000, John Winters wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to master apt's sources.list file.  I want to be able to pick
> packages selectively out of unstable or testing but not have apt upgrade
> my whole system to unstable/testing.  (Specifically, I want to install
> the Debian packages of OpenOffice.org which appear to be in
> Sid/contrib.)
> 
What's in your preferences file?

I have in my file :-

Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 50

And I only get sid packages when I explicitly ask for them

Frank

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