Timeline for How do I install a single package from Debian testing or unstable on stable?
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| Aug 21, 2023 at 10:19 | comment | added | Pavin Joseph | This method is less flexible than pinning/priorities and is not suitable when you're using a downstream distro like LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition). | |
| Jun 1, 2023 at 19:10 | comment | added | Daniel Santos | This is definitely the best answer, except as @amc noted above: use stable, unstable and testing instead of release names UNLESS you really know what you're doing (i.e., intending to migrate to another release or some such). Also, you can install an unstable package with apt install mypackage/unstable. | |
| May 19, 2017 at 7:34 | history | edited | Florian Jacob | CC BY-SA 3.0 | include comment hint that apt does not accept release names as default release |
| Apr 28, 2017 at 18:58 | comment | added | amc | you need to use "stable" / "testing"/ etc. instead of "jessie" / "stretch" for the default release and when using apt | |
| Jan 18, 2017 at 0:13 | comment | added | Zombo | I get The value 'stretch' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources | |
| Sep 14, 2016 at 5:53 | comment | added | JamesTheAwesomeDude | …this looks like a really slick way to do this. Why is this not officially accepted?? | |
| S Mar 2, 2016 at 11:40 | history | suggested | svlasov | CC BY-SA 3.0 | broken url fixed |
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| Jan 7, 2016 at 13:56 | review | Late answers | |||
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| Jan 7, 2016 at 13:38 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jan 7, 2016 at 13:36 | history | answered | Florian Jacob | CC BY-SA 3.0 |