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I'm running stable and pinned testing to get a certain program. I kept testing pinned to keep the program updated but of course the pipe is open for testing updates for other things. Should I deactivate the testing pin or keep it open. I really have no need for other testing updates and don't want to end up with more of a mixed system than I already have. Here is:
Stable+Testing=bad idea
Testing+Sid=OK (that's what I do; it's called apt-pinning)
If you want the reasons and details about how to do it I suggest you do a web search.
jdk
P.S. If you're feeling a bit restricted by being in Stable (not an unusual feeling), I'd suggest you try Testing with no apt-pinning and see how you like it. Then when you're comfortable with Testing you can try the occasional apt-pinning to Sid. In my case most of my av packages are from Sid.
As jdkaye already said, what you are doing is a bad idea. The proper way to get newer software for your Stable system is to backport that software. In many cases this is trivial (of course depending on the software), look here for more info: http://backports.debian.org/
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