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Old 11-17-2013, 08:58 AM   #16
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Add the Unstable repo and pin it to a lower priority than the Testing repo. Then use the -t option of apt-get to install Iceweasel from the unstable repo.
Not sure why you'd want to use the unstable version - the Iceweasel in backports is the latest version (25).
 
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Not sure why you'd want to use the unstable version - the Iceweasel in backports is the latest version (25).
Because there is no backports for Testing.
 
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Because there is no backports for Testing.
That would explain it!
 
  


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