Re: [PLUG] Pinning certain packages in Debian testing ...

[Mike Leone <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

This doesn't work, in my preferences file ...

   Package: postfix
   Pin: release a=testing
   Pin-Priority: 2000
           
   Package: postfix-pcre
   Pin: release a=testing
   Pin-Priority: 2000
                       
   Package: postfix-ldap
   Pin: release a=testing
   Pin-Priority: 2000

When I go to install a package, I get:

root@cliff-claven:/etc/apt# aptitude install logcheck logcheck-database
Reading package lists... Done
E: Invalid record in the preferences file, no Package header
E: Invalid record in the preferences file, no Package header
                                   
I took my pinning example from
<http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-package.en.html>                                   


sean finney (seanius@seanius.net) had this to say on 04/30/07 at 11:22: 
> On Mon, 2007-04-30 at 10:17 -0400, Mike Leone wrote:
> > Would I do this:
> > 
> > echo -e "postfix hold\ postfix-pcre hold\ postfix-ldap hold" | dpkg --set-selections
> > 
> > Will this be enough so that my postfix installation will not be touched,the
> > next time I do a "apt-get upgrade", or do I need to do a "pin" of all 3
> > packages in apt.preferences?
> 
> that seems to do the trick for me in my testing chroot, though i suppose
> it doesn't hurt to be "extra sure" by pinning it in apt.preferences
> too :)
> 
> to be sure i asked some folks in debian-devel, and the consensus seems
> to be that for what you want they're basically equivalent, though with
> apt.preferences you might be able to get a little more flexibility and
> reliability (if something happens to your status database, if you
> remove/reinstall the package, manually do/force something, etc).  and
> also, your configuration is in a readable, editable file, which is a
> benefit.
> 
> 
> 
> 	sean



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