[Gnumed-devel] Re: Debian lenny required for client 0.2.8.10-1 ??

[Andreas Tille]

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008, James Busser wrote:

> Having established (on Etch)
>         - a sources.list containing a mixed system of stable and testing
> 	- apt.conf to hold a Default-Release and a higher Cache-Limit to 
> resolve segmentation faults

Ahh, this Cache-Limit thingy is disgusting ... ;-(

What you probably want is addition is a file /etc/apt/preferences saying
something like

  Package: *
  Pin: release a=stable
  Pin-Priority: 500

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

to make sure that stable remains your prefered distribution.

> I tried
>         apt-get install gnumed-client=0.2.8.10-1
>
> but was advised there would be unmet dependencies for
>
>         python-support
>         gnumed-common
>         gnumed-doc
>
> Is there a form of apt-get that will install the needed gnumed packages by 
> getting them from testing (although my default is specified to be 'stable'?

If you use pinning via the preferences file (man apt_preferences) you
get what you want with apt-get.  You should even be able to use synaptic
or any other interface to apt.

> Does it instead require the use of dpkg with a .deb that, if it was created, 
> needs to be downloaded?

No, there should be no need to use plain dpkg.

> If this is explained I will put it somewhere in the wiki because it may help 
> to be clear how people with a stable system (even when lenny is stable) may 
> need to be able to update their gnumed through some means other than using 
> cvs

This would probably be a good idea

     Andreas.

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