Best way to install backports with FAI

[Michael Tautschnig]

> Thomas,
> 
> > Seems that apt-get does not support it, or your sources.list is not
> > correct.
> Thomas Lange <lange at informatik.uni-koeln.de>
> 
> I have included a copy of my preferences and sources.list file from
> /etc/fai as attachments.
> 
> > Currently not, because I think apt-get and aptitude support the
> > packagename/distro and so fai do not need to do their work.
> Thomas Lange <lange at informatik.uni-koeln.de>
> 
> I think the problem is the lack of the -t option. I based my script on
> the instructions from backports.org here is the link:
> 
> http://www.backports.org/instructions.html
> 
> It appears based on the instructions that the -t option is needed when
> a package contains several dependencies that are not in sarge. If you
> see any problems in my config files or can think of a work around I
> would be happy to hear it.
>

What happens if you add/replace contents in you preferences for it to contain
the following lines:

Package: *
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 550

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

AFAIK apt should then automatically choose packages from sarge-backports, if
they aren't available in Sarge.

HTH,
Michael

PS.: Probably the stable-pin is not even necessary, I think stable should have a
priority of 990, but I'm not entirely sure.

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 188 bytes
Desc: Digital signature
Url : http://lists.uni-koeln.de/pipermail/linux-fai/attachments/20060324/94226fbd/attachment.bin