K3B on Etch

Zolex · 01-16-2006, 04:19 AM

Hi,

I am installing Debian Etch and there is not K3B in the sources anymore.

I know that it is still in Unstable, but I do not want to install this version of Debian.

How can I install K3B ?

Can I add Unstable sources in my sources.list, but how can I set priority to Etch, to be sure to have no other software upgraded into unstable ?

Any other idea ?

LeftyAce · 01-16-2006, 06:24 AM

What I did to install Firefox 1.5 (which is only in unstable) was I added an unstable repository in Synaptic, hit "Reload" and installed Firefox (I ignored all the things which wanted to be upgraded). Then just remove the new repository and reload again, and you'll be back to only seeing packages from Etch.

Zolex · 01-16-2006, 06:49 AM

Thank you very much for your reply.

Synaptic is for Gnome, can I do the same thing with Adept, which is better for KDE ?

LeftyAce · 01-16-2006, 09:05 AM

I'm not sure how you'd do it graphically using adept. You can just add this line to the file /etc/apt/sources.list

Code:

deb http://lyre.mit.edu/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free

using whatever mirror you want instead of lyre.mit.edu. Then once you're done, just open the sources.list file and comment out this line (add a # to the beginning) then you can uncomment it whenever you need something from unstable.

Zolex · 01-16-2006, 10:08 AM

Ok, I will try this solution.

Thank you very much.

zhelezov · 01-19-2006, 03:13 AM

hi, LeftyAce!
hi, Zolex!

in order to keep your testing distribution along with some unstable packages i suggest that you modify your /etc/apt/preferences file like this:

Code:

Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 800

Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 600

Package: k3b
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 1001

this way you'll get regular upgrades as apropriate for different packages. be careful not to miss adding necessary dependences according to the example. and to uncomment that line in the sources.list of course

now whenever you need something from unstable - just add the package entry to apt's preferences file with high pin priority and you're done!

another way to specify a target_release is the -t switch on the apt-get commandline. for details ask man (apt-get;apt_preferences)!

cheers,
vlado

zhelezov · 01-19-2006, 03:14 AM

edit: hmm...why the...was this posted twice?! just skip it.

LeftyAce · 01-19-2006, 05:35 AM

Aha! That's good to know. Thanks!