Using repos for Lenny but not doing dist-upgrade... Bad?

[flipjargendy]

I was using Lenny for a while but after a recent re-installation of Debian the newest Kernel 2.6.22 does not work for me. After a ton of re-installing and trying a number of things I have decided to stay with the 2.6.18-6 kernel. What is the worst thing that could happen if I didn't do a dist-upgrade but used the testing repos?

Thanks.

[iwanabeguru]

probably nothing
Lenny is the testing version of debian and you used the testing repos, so everything is ok. You need dist-upgrade to avoid the version collisions, the kernel isn't playing in this game. The version of the libraries and programs which matter, if you want you can upgrade your kernel to the newest or you can use an older kernel.

[jledhead]

shouldn't be a problem but you might want to check out this
http://jaqque.sbih.org/kplug/apt-pinning.html
AptPinning - Debian Wiki

so you can try and avoid problems

[devils casper]

shouldn't be a problem but you might want to check out this
Apt-Pinning for Beginners
AptPinning - Debian Wiki

so you can try and avoid problems

A very good suggestion indeed !
If a few packages are creating problems while upgrading distro then Apt-pinning is one of the best way to do it safely.

[flipjargendy]

Great, I never heard of apt-pinning. Thanks for the info and simple, straightforward answers.