Comments on: How to Install Backports Debian Packages http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-install-backports-debian-packages.html Debian/Ubuntu Linux System Administration Tutorials,Howtos,Tips Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:01:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lee http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-install-backports-debian-packages.html/comment-page-1#comment-5442 Lee Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:11:02 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-install-backports-debian-packages.html#comment-5442 This page is considerably out of date. I ended up here as a result of a Google search for how to update Mercurial on Debian. FYI: There's no preferences file as described I got errors when I ran apt-get update Turns out that backports is out of date and the most recent information I could find suggested that it could only supply up to version 1.3. I eventually found what I needed here: http://efreedom.com/Question/3-68518/Installing-Mercurial-on-Debian-Lenny In short add <code>deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian sid main</code> to <code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code> instead of what this article says. Then run <code>apt-get update</code> and then <code>apt-get install mercurial</code> This page is considerably out of date.

I ended up here as a result of a Google search for how to update Mercurial on Debian.
FYI: There’s no preferences file as described
I got errors when I ran apt-get update

Turns out that backports is out of date and the most recent information I could find suggested that it could only supply up to version 1.3.

I eventually found what I needed here:
http://efreedom.com/Question/3-68518/Installing-Mercurial-on-Debian-Lenny

In short add

deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian sid main

to

/etc/apt/sources.list

instead of what this article says.

Then run

apt-get update

and then

apt-get install mercurial

]]> By: fireboy http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-install-backports-debian-packages.html/comment-page-1#comment-1747 fireboy Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:03:29 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-install-backports-debian-packages.html#comment-1747 you left out how to get the /etc/apt/preferences file. Is this a file you create yourself or what? you left out how to get the /etc/apt/preferences file.
Is this a file you create yourself or what?

]]> By: Janne Granström http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-install-backports-debian-packages.html/comment-page-1#comment-1746 Janne Granström Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:55:12 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-install-backports-debian-packages.html#comment-1746 i dont use that only one package method.. i have just that backports tree and debian own stable trees in my sources and i'm very happy what i get from backports even its replaces some debian stables softwares. i dont really understand why people wants use that preferens file? too slow to install just one program (always need to edit that file) :O i dont use that only one package method..

i have just that backports tree and debian own stable trees in my sources and i’m very happy what i get from backports even its replaces some debian stables softwares.

i dont really understand why people wants use that preferens file? too slow to install just one program (always need to edit that file) :O

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