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APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 4:15 pm
by adam777
Hello all,
Following this thread -
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 9&t=101565, and all the advice I received in it, I did some searching.
On the surface, it seems that the APT Preferences file is exactly what I need.
The default one reads:
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Package: *
Pin: release o=linuxmint
Pin-Priority: 700
Package: *
Pin: origin packages.linuxmint.com
Pin-Priority: 700
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian
Pin-Priority: 500
and the default sources.list reads:
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deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import backport romeo
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia testing main non-free
Now, for the sake of testing, I installed the ati driver from default repositories (version 12.2) and than tried to create a setup in which ONLY this package (fglrx-driver) is being updated from the unstable repository.
First, I added the relevant repository to source.list:
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deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
Next, I tried setting up the relevant entry in preferences:
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Package: fglrx-driver
Pin: a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 991
This is where I got stuck, as aptitude upgrade tries to pull a full sid upgrade (~700 packages upgrades).
I even tried removing:
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Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian
Pin-Priority: 500
and adding:
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Package: *
Pin: a=unstable
Pin-Priority: -10
With no success.
I hope the goal is clear - to let this one packages update from unstable (along with its dependencies) while the rest remain with default repositories.
It doesn't seem reasonable that the package dependencies will result in such a massive update, so I must assume something isn't properly configured.
Thanks in advance, Adam.
* EDIT *
Just tried again, this time doing a proper sid upgrade.
There are a little more upgrades available comparing to my attempts above.
So perhaps this one package does trigger that much dependencies?
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 11:08 pm
by craigevil
Apt-Pinning for Beginners -
http://jaqque.sbih.org/kplug/apt-pinning.html
AptConf - Debian Wiki -
http://wiki.debian.org/AptConf
Howto: Set up and Maintain a Mixed Testing/Unstable System :
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... 12&p=76067
smxi - unofficial Debian maintenance script
http://smxi.org/site/install.htm
create /etc/apt.conf
add
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 12:16 am
by rhodry
It doesn't seem reasonable that the package dependencies will result in such a massive update
Well, it is the graphics driver for your X system; it might have one or two dependencies:
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$ apt-rdepends fglrx-driver
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
fglrx-driver
Depends: glx-alternative-fglrx (>= 0.2)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~)
Depends: libfglrx (= 1:12-4-1)
Depends: libgl1
Depends: libgl1-mesa-glx
Depends: libx11-6
Depends: libxext6
Depends: libxrandr2
Depends: libxrender1
Depends: xorg-video-abi-10
Depends: xorg-video-abi-11
Depends: xorg-video-abi-6.0
Depends: xorg-video-abi-8
Depends: xserver-xorg-core (<< 2:1.11.99)
PreDepends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
glx-alternative-fglrx
Depends: glx-alternative-mesa
Depends: glx-diversions (= 0.2.1)
glx-alternative-mesa
Depends: glx-diversions (= 0.2.1)
glx-diversions
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15)
PreDepends: nvidia-installer-cleanup
dpkg
PreDepends: libbz2-1.0
PreDepends: libc6 (>= 2.11)
PreDepends: libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
PreDepends: tar (>= 1.23)
PreDepends: xz-utils
PreDepends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
libbz2-1.0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libc6
Depends: libc-bin (= 2.13-32)
Depends: libgcc1
libc-bin
libgcc1
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= 4.7.0-7)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.4)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
gcc-4.7-base
multiarch-support
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.13-5)
libselinux1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
tar
PreDepends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
xz-utils
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Depends: liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20110809)
liblzma5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
zlib1g
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
nvidia-installer-cleanup
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5)
Depends: debconf-2.0
debconf
PreDepends: perl-base (>= 5.6.1-4)
perl-base
PreDepends: dpkg (>= 1.14.20)
PreDepends: libc6 (>= 2.11)
debconf-2.0
libfglrx
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~)
Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1)
Depends: libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Depends: libx11-6
Depends: libxext6
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libstdc++6
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= 4.7.0-7)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.11)
Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libx11-6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2)
Depends: libx11-data
Depends: libxcb1 (>= 1.2)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libx11-data
libxcb1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Depends: libxau6
Depends: libxdmcp6
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxau6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxdmcp6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxext6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
Depends: libx11-6
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libgl1
libgl1-mesa-glx
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~)
Depends: libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1)
Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1)
Depends: libglapi-mesa (= 8.0.2-2)
Depends: libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Depends: libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1)
Depends: libx11-xcb1
Depends: libxcb-glx0 (>= 1.8)
Depends: libxcb1
Depends: libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1)
Depends: libxext6
Depends: libxfixes3
Depends: libxxf86vm1
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libdrm2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libglapi-mesa
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libx11-xcb1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
Depends: libx11-6
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxcb-glx0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
Depends: libxcb1
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxdamage1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
Depends: libx11-6
Depends: libxfixes3
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxfixes3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
Depends: libx11-6
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxxf86vm1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
Depends: libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1)
Depends: libxext6
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxrandr2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
Depends: libx11-6
Depends: libxext6
Depends: libxrender1
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxrender1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
Depends: libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
xorg-video-abi-10
xorg-video-abi-11
xorg-video-abi-6.0
xorg-video-abi-8
xserver-xorg-core
Depends: keyboard-configuration
Depends: libaudit0 (>= 1.7.13)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
Depends: libdrm2 (>= 2.3.1)
Depends: libgcrypt11 (>= 1.4.5)
Depends: libpciaccess0 (>= 0.12.902)
Depends: libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.21.6)
Depends: libselinux1 (>= 2.0.82)
Depends: libudev0 (>= 154)
Depends: libxau6
Depends: libxdmcp6
Depends: libxfont1 (>= 1:1.4.2)
Depends: udev (>= 149)
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:1.12.1-2)
keyboard-configuration
Depends: initscripts
Depends: liblocale-gettext-perl
PreDepends: debconf (>= 1.5.34)
initscripts
Depends: coreutils (>= 5.93)
Depends: debianutils (>= 4)
Depends: file-rc
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.2-14)
Depends: mount (>= 2.11x-1)
Depends: sysv-rc
Depends: sysvinit-utils (>= 2.86.ds1-64)
Depends: ucf
coreutils
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4)
Depends: install-info
PreDepends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.51-5)
PreDepends: libattr1 (>= 1:2.4.46-5)
PreDepends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
PreDepends: libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
install-info
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4)
libacl1
Depends: libattr1 (>= 1:2.4.46-5)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libattr1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.3)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
debianutils
Depends: sensible-utils
PreDepends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
sensible-utils
file-rc
lsb-base
mount
PreDepends: libblkid1 (>= 2.20.1)
PreDepends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
PreDepends: libmount1 (>= 2.20.1)
PreDepends: libselinux1 (>= 2.0.15)
PreDepends: libsepol1 (>= 1.14)
libblkid1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Depends: libuuid1 (>= 2.16)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libuuid1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Depends: passwd
PreDepends: multiarch-support
passwd
Depends: debianutils (>= 2.15.2)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
Depends: libpam-modules
Depends: libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1)
Depends: libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
Depends: libsemanage1 (>= 2.0.3)
libpam-modules
PreDepends: debconf (>= 0.5)
PreDepends: debconf-2.0
PreDepends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
PreDepends: libdb5.1
PreDepends: libpam-modules-bin (= 1.1.3-7.1)
PreDepends: libpam0g (>= 1.1.3-2)
PreDepends: libselinux1 (>= 2.0.85)
libdb5.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libpam-modules-bin
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Depends: libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1)
Depends: libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
libpam0g
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5)
Depends: debconf-2.0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libsemanage1
Depends: libbz2-1.0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
Depends: libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
Depends: libsemanage-common (= 2.1.6-5)
Depends: libsepol1 (>= 2.1.4)
Depends: libustr-1.0-1 (>= 1.0.4)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libsemanage-common
libsepol1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libustr-1.0-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2)
libmount1
Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
Depends: libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
Depends: libsepol1 (>= 1.14)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
sysv-rc
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5)
Depends: debconf-2.0
Depends: insserv (>> 1.12.0-10)
Depends: sysvinit-utils (>= 2.86.ds1-62)
insserv
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
sysvinit-utils
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Depends: libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
ucf
Depends: coreutils (>= 5.91)
Depends: debconf (>= 1.5.19)
liblocale-gettext-perl
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2)
PreDepends: perl-base (>= 5.14.2-3)
PreDepends: perlapi-5.14.2
perlapi-5.14.2
libaudit0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4)
libgcrypt11
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3)
Depends: libgpg-error0 (>= 1.10)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libgpg-error0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libpciaccess0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.3)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libpixman-1-0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libudev0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxfont1
Depends: libbz2-1.0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Depends: libfontenc1
Depends: libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1)
Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
libfontenc1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.6)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libfreetype6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.11)
Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
udev
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.10)
Depends: libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
Depends: libudev0 (= 175-3.1)
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Depends: util-linux (>= 2.16)
PreDepends: debconf (>= 1.4.69)
PreDepends: debconf-2.0
util-linux
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5)
Depends: debconf-2.0
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4)
Depends: initscripts
Depends: install-info
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Depends: tzdata (>= 2006c-2)
PreDepends: libblkid1 (>= 2.20.1)
PreDepends: libc6 (>= 2.11)
PreDepends: libncurses5 (>= 5.5-5~)
PreDepends: libselinux1 (>= 1.32)
PreDepends: libslang2 (>= 2.0.7-1)
PreDepends: libtinfo5
PreDepends: libuuid1 (>= 2.16)
PreDepends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
tzdata
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5)
Depends: debconf-2.0
libncurses5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 5.9-7)
PreDepends: libtinfo5 (>= 5.9-3)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libtinfo5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libslang2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
xserver-common
Depends: x11-common
Depends: x11-xkb-utils
Depends: xkb-data
x11-common
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5)
Depends: debconf-2.0
Depends: lsb-base (>= 1.3-9ubuntu2)
x11-xkb-utils
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Depends: libx11-6
Depends: libxaw7
Depends: libxkbfile1
Depends: libxt6
libxaw7
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3)
Depends: libx11-6
Depends: libxext6
Depends: libxmu6
Depends: libxpm4
Depends: libxt6
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxmu6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Depends: libx11-6
Depends: libxext6
Depends: libxt6
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxt6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Depends: libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0)
Depends: libsm6
Depends: libx11-6
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libice6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3)
Depends: x11-common
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libsm6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
Depends: libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0)
Depends: libuuid1 (>= 2.16)
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxpm4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Depends: libx11-6
PreDepends: multiarch-support
libxkbfile1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Depends: libx11-6
PreDepends: multiarch-support
xkb-data
cheers,
rhodry.
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 2:54 am
by adam777
Thank you both, I'll keep toying with it.
Perhaps I should have tested with a "simpler" package as a sanity check.
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:48 am
by adam777
OK, here is the current situation.
I used the following preferences file:
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Package: vlc
Pin: release o=Debian,a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 900
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian,a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 50
Package: *
Pin: release o=linuxmint
Pin-Priority: 700
Package: *
Pin: origin packages.linuxmint.com
Pin-Priority: 700
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian
Pin-Priority: 500
Now, apt-cache policy for vlc displays the following, as expected:
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vlc:
Installed: 1:2.0.0-0.1
Candidate: 2.0.1-4+b1
Package pin: 2.0.1-4+b1
Version table:
*** 1:2.0.0-0.1 900
500 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia/ testing/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.0.1-4+b1 900
50 http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
2.0.0-6 900
500 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main amd64 Packages
However, once I try to launch an upgrade (even aptitude full-upgrade) operation, I get the following:
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No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
The one "not upgraded" being vlc.
It's more than likely the upgrade cannot proceed because the newer VLC package also requires other newer packages to be obtained from unstable.
However, If I change the unstable to different priority other problems arise:
- more than 100 - gets priority over installed, but not over normal repository, and so the upgrade will still not use the needed packages from unstable.
- more than 500 - gets priority over both installed and normal repository, which will cause a full system upgrade, not what I want.
I'm aware of the fact that the whole pinning scheme is usually done with manual installation of a package stating "unstable", but is there no way of pinning to unstable not a single package (vlc) but a package along with all its dependencies?
Adam.
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 2:05 pm
by zerozero
subscribing with interest.
this works here
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zerozero@debian:~$ inxi -Sr
System: Host: debian Kernel: 3.2.0-2-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop Gnome Distro: Debian GNU/Linux wheezy/sid
Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing main non-free
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing main non-free
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
had no preferences file, so made this one for this experiment
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zerozero@debian:~$ cat /etc/apt/preferences
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 500
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 200
and the result is
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zerozero@debian:~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Ign http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing InRelease
Hit http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing Release.gpg
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates InRelease
Hit http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing Release
Hit http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing/main Sources
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Sources
Hit http://ftp.debian.org testing InRelease
Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org unstable InRelease [233 kB]
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Sources
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Sources
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free amd64 Packages
Hit http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing/non-free Sources
Hit http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing/non-free amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing/non-free TranslationIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib TranslationIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free TranslationIndex
Ign http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing/main Translation-en
Ign http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing/non-free Translation-en_GB
Ign http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing/non-free Translation-en
Hit http://ftp.debian.org testing/main Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://ftp.debian.org testing/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://ftp.debian.org testing/non-free Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://ftp.debian.org testing/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://ftp.debian.org testing/contrib amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://ftp.debian.org testing/non-free amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ftp.debian.org testing/contrib TranslationIndex
Hit http://ftp.debian.org testing/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://ftp.debian.org testing/non-free TranslationIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Translation-en
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Translation-en
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Translation-en_GB
Get:2 http://ftp.debian.org unstable/main amd64 Packages [5,979 kB]
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Translation-en
Get:3 http://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib amd64 Packages [45.8 kB]
Get:4 http://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free amd64 Packages [82.0 kB]
Ign http://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib TranslationIndex
Get:5 http://ftp.debian.org unstable/main TranslationIndex [2,295 B]
Ign http://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free TranslationIndex
Hit http://ftp.debian.org testing/contrib Translation-en
Hit http://ftp.debian.org testing/main Translation-en
Hit http://ftp.debian.org testing/non-free Translation-en
Get:6 http://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib Translation-en [37.0 kB]
Get:7 http://ftp.debian.org unstable/main Translation-en [3,952 kB]
Get:8 http://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free Translation-en [69.2 kB]
Ign http://ftp.debian.org testing/contrib Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ftp.debian.org testing/non-free Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free Translation-en_GB
Fetched 10.4 MB in 48s (213 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
zerozero@debian:~$
testing with vlc (the results here are funny because i have vlc from debian-multimedia (testing) and only added main debian sid (so apt does a couple upgrades and downgrades at the same time) but point being: the pkgs are being pulled from sid
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zerozero@debian:~$ sudo apt-get install -s vlc/unstable
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Selected version '2.0.1-4+b1' (Debian:unstable [amd64]) for 'vlc'
Selected version '2.0.1-4+b1' (Debian:unstable [amd64]) for 'vlc-nox' because of 'vlc'
Selected version '1:1.6.17-1.1' (Debian:unstable [amd64]) for 'libupnp6' because of 'vlc-nox'
Selected version '2.0.1-4+b1' (Debian:unstable [amd64]) for 'vlc-plugin-notify' because of 'vlc'
Selected version '2.0.1-4+b1' (Debian:unstable [amd64]) for 'vlc-plugin-pulse' because of 'vlc'
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libxcb-aux0 libswscale0 libxcb-atom1 libavutil49 libhal-storage1
tcptraceroute libkpathsea5 libicu44 libboost-date-time1.42.0
libobrender21 librasqal2 libavcodec52 libobparser21 libxcb-event1
libdmx1 libpango1.0-common libgmp3c2 libhal1 hal libgtkglext1
libreadline5 libfm-gtk0 xulrunner-1.9.1 libpoppler5
libboost-thread1.42.0 libgail-common libfm0 libgs8 libavformat52
libhunspell-1.2-0 libmozjs2d libjpeg62 libnl1 libraptor1 libgraphite3
cpp-4.4 hal-info openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-style-galaxy
defoma libxcb-render-util0 libnet1
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
libupnp6 vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-pulse
Suggested packages:
videolan-doc
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libupnp-dev libupnp3 libupnp3-dev
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libupnp6
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
vlc vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-pulse
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 4 downgraded, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Remv libupnp-dev [1:1.6.6-5.1]
Inst vlc-plugin-pulse [1:2.0.1-0.6] (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64]) []
Inst vlc-plugin-notify [1:2.0.1-0.6] (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64]) []
Inst vlc [1:2.0.1-0.6] (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64]) []
Inst vlc-nox [1:2.0.1-0.6] (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64]) []
Remv libupnp3-dev [1:1.6.6-5.1] []
Remv libupnp3 [1:1.6.6-5.1] []
Inst libupnp6 (1:1.6.17-1.1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
Conf libupnp6 (1:1.6.17-1.1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
Conf vlc-nox (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
Conf vlc-plugin-pulse (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
Conf vlc-plugin-notify (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
Conf vlc (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
zerozero@debian:~$
bare in mind a couple warnings:
- this was made in debian proper (where i had no preferences file to start with)
- the apt-pinning lmde already uses has pluses and minus (study it well)
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:36 pm
by adam777
Appreciated, zerozero.
I think the main problem lies with the fact that I try to get the work flow to go exclusively via upgrades, not explicit installs.
Suppose I do make an explicit install from unstable, I can work the priorities so no downgrade will occur to VLC and its dependencies.
However, I'm back where I started - once a new version comes up in unstable, I will not get updated via the upgrade command, but have to some how learn of the new version and perform another manual install from unstable.
The above is not much different in terms of update convenience to installing from a deb file manually.
Coming to think of it, a "solution" that would work would be to generate a list of all the dependencies for all the packages I want from unstable using apt-rdepends (that is, for example - VLC and its dependencies plus fglrx-driver and its dependencies etc.).
Once I have such list, create a MASSIVE preferences file pinning each of those packages to unstable.
Theoretically that should work.
That being said, this solution is as gentle as a bull in a china shop
Considering this is still my trial and error period, I'm still keeping an eye for the upcoming release of Mint 13, where such things are easier to accomplish using PPA's.
Perhaps the disadvantages comparing to LMDE aren't so substantial after all...
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:58 pm
by zerozero
ok, roger
back to the drawing table
Code: Select all
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 500
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 200
Package: vlc*
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 600
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zerozero@debian:~$ apt-cache policy vlc
vlc:
Installed: 1:2.0.1-0.6
Candidate: 2.0.1-4+b1
Package pin: 2.0.1-4+b1
Version table:
*** 1:2.0.1-0.6 600
500 http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ testing/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.0.1-4+b1 600
200 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
2.0.1-4 600
500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing/main amd64 Packages
Code: Select all
zerozero@debian:~$ sudo apt-get -s dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libupnp-dev libupnp3 libupnp3-dev
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libupnp6
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
vlc vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-pulse
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 4 downgraded, 3 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Remv libupnp-dev [1:1.6.6-5.1]
Inst vlc-plugin-pulse [1:2.0.1-0.6] (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64]) []
Inst vlc-plugin-notify [1:2.0.1-0.6] (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64]) []
Inst vlc [1:2.0.1-0.6] (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64]) []
Inst vlc-nox [1:2.0.1-0.6] (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64]) []
Remv libupnp3-dev [1:1.6.6-5.1] []
Remv libupnp3 [1:1.6.6-5.1] []
Inst libupnp6 (1:1.6.17-1.1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
Conf libupnp6 (1:1.6.17-1.1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
Conf vlc-nox (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
Conf vlc-plugin-pulse (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
Conf vlc-plugin-notify (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
Conf vlc (2.0.1-4+b1 Debian:unstable [amd64])
zerozero@debian:~$
- again, this needs further adaptation for lmde;
- needs for sure more tweaking (i'm a nOObie regarding this subject)
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 4:15 am
by adam777
Hmmm, wildcards, an interesting idea
Will try to work it out and report back how it ended.
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 7:49 am
by adam777
Well, seems like a dead end
The use of wildcard isn't that helpful, as VLC depends (on different level of the recursion) on about 200 packages, only 5 of which contains "vlc" in their name.
Granted, from all those 200 packages only about 10 do not meet requirements in current state (that is, most of the packages VLC depends on are installed and have a recent enough version).
While I could pin those 10 packages to make sure they are updated from sid, things are rather dynamic I suppose, and so it will not help much.
Seems like manual installation and updating, complete switch to sid or just switch to Mint 13 are the possible solutions.
Thanks again, zerozero, it has been a good lesson
PS. On a more general view, the fact that VLC alone depends on ~200 packages, and considering that it is only one application, really makes me doubt the usefulness on a mixed system in this situation.
Re: [~Solved] APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 8:18 am
by zerozero
adam,
well i can see where is the problem here, and why it doesn't work for you but it did for me in testing (even with those upgrades and downgrades)
- you are tracking latest
frozen around march/20th
- i'm tracking testing (updated daily and following closely sid)
- you are jumping through 2 months worth of updates (and that probably can be done but is out of my skills)
Re: [~Solved] APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:16 am
by adam777
I completely forgot about UP, so I have pointed my machine to use the testing repositories, and an aptitude upgrade is on the move as we speak.
Lots of updates, even while using safe-upgrade, once I'm on the other side, I'll see how it goes.
Since I kind of like the idea of UP, mainly in order to make sure all the mint stuff is functioning as it should, a thing that is more likely to break when tracking testing directly, this is mostly a kind of sanity check.
As is the situation this days, the mint repositories can get quite behind the debian ones when the team is busy preparing a release or whatever.
So I'm (in my eyes at least
) simulating LMDE with UP5, and see how it goes from there.
Adam.
PS. As a nice bonus, the standard debian repository has a much faster mirror for me comparing with mint servers.
PPS. Your LMDE FAQ has been of great assistance.
Re: [~Solved] APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:20 am
by zerozero
just a quick note: i don't use aptitude (find apt more reliable, but that's another story), anyway you might want to check if aptitude full-upgrade gives any extra output. you want to be full updated
tks about the faq
Re: [~Solved] APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:23 am
by adam777
full-upgrade will follow.
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 10:37 am
by adam777
Well, upgrade hasn't gone so smoothly - from the top of my head - the LMDE desktop background (which I suppose is part of a more comprehensive package) and the ATI control panel both went missing.
Perhaps it has something to do with the default preferences file not playing so nice with tracking testing directly.
Any idea if I should change something in the default preferences file so upgrade will behave better when tracking testing? (before even attempting any pinning or such thing).
Default reads:
- Mint packages priority - 700
- Debian packages priority - 500
Perhaps I should add something regarding "testing" priority.
At least in the case of the ATI control panel (fglrx-control), there were two dependencies in which the first solution aptitude suggested was to keep as is (thus not installing fglrx-control), while the second solution was to upgrade to a newer version sourced from testing following by the installation of fglrx-control, which is pretty much what I want it to do all the time...
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 11:15 am
by zerozero
adam,
coming to testing has a price
see this post
about that particular issue i think it's related with
this and
this
i have no idea what happened to the ati control panel
edit: i missed the edit you've made to the post.
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 11:29 am
by zerozero
my opinion: (but it's up to the user) that once you go to testing or sid you should get rid of the preferences file
this is from yesterday
Re: APT Preferences for a specific package
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 2:38 pm
by adam777
OK, I'll try to begin from a fresh installation, this time using no preferences file.
On a more general note, taking a little detour and that's about it regarding the matter:
When tracking testing directly, is there any significant difference between LMDE and Debian testing, assuming all the mint stuff is still working? (and yes, it's a bit simplistic...).