force apt to install specific version

cheech66 · 05-29-2004, 10:18 AM

How do you force apt to install specific version? I want to install xfree86 4.3 or 4.4 but it just keeps on installing 4.1!

lyceum · 05-29-2004, 10:21 AM

it installs the newest version that is in the repository list that you have provided. if you just add a repository that has the version that you want, it will add this package.

lyceum · 05-29-2004, 10:25 AM

should have added that this repository list is located in /etc/apt/sources.list

cheech66 · 05-29-2004, 10:48 AM

Cheers for the answer. Say that the latest version of xfree86 is 4.4 but I want 4.3 cos 4.4 has caused problems on another pc? Do I have to search for a source which only has v 4.3 and then edit sources.list each time I want to do this?

lyceum · 05-29-2004, 10:57 AM

from the apt-get manual page:

Quote:

A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by
following the package name with an equals and the version of the pack-
age to select. This will cause that version to be located and selected
for install. Alternatively a specific distribution can be selected by
following the package name with a slash and the version of the distri-
bution or the Archive name (stable, testing, unstable).

you can find out all you might want to know by entering:

Code:

man apt-get

hope this helps.

cheech66 · 05-29-2004, 11:04 AM

it does.

thank you very much for ur help