Help needed on apt perferences file

[skao003]

Hi everyone

I need some help on how to write the preferences file for apt.

I am currently running 3.1 stable version of the system, and using synaptic as my package manager.

I am thinking of install the following packages from the unstable tree only.

sun-jdk
nvidia kernel module for kernel 2.6.x
gdesklets

I know I can use
apt-get -t unstable install packge-name
to achive this. Is this the ony way or I can let my package manager to do this.

I have some idea on how to wirte the rules for those package I want to install and pin them to unstable,
my question is should I also write the rule for the those packages which they depended on as well (i.e. lib6)?
Is my package manager is smart enought to figure that
out by itself.


Thanks for your help
Stephen

[antidrugue]

sun-jdk

You can install it like that instead of using the unstable package :
http://technowizah.com/2005/12/debia...suns-java.html

nvidia kernel module for kernel 2.6.x

this package is already present in sarge.

I know I can use
apt-get -t unstable install packge-name
to achive this. Is this the ony way or I can let my package manager to do this.

Something like that should get you going :
http://www.atworkonline.it/~bibe/sarge/preferences