From a0a1ce6df590187fff6e0e1c8c2783c49d910683 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kalnischkies Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:09:14 +0100 Subject: * doc/apt_preferences.5.xml: - correct typo spotted by Charles Plessy (Closes: #619088) --- doc/apt_preferences.5.xml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml index 0d22d0413..903d27da2 100644 --- a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ files are marked as "NotAutomatic: yes" like the debian experimental archive.If the target release has not been specified then APT simply assigns priority 100 to all installed package versions and priority 500 to all -uninstalled package versions, expect versions coming from archives which +uninstalled package versions, except versions coming from archives which in their Release files are marked as "NotAutomatic: yes" - these versions get the priority 1. -- cgit v1.2.3 From fcaf14fe20f743549ce968bdd2f511684ceb2394 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kalnischkies Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:21:58 +0100 Subject: document ButAutomaticUpgrades together with NotAutomatic as suggested by Charles Plessy (Closes: #619083) --- doc/apt_preferences.5.xml | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml index 903d27da2..219da7cd1 100644 --- a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml @@ -105,12 +105,16 @@ algorithm to set the priorities of the versions of a package. Assign: priority 1 to the versions coming from archives which in their Release -files are marked as "NotAutomatic: yes" like the debian experimental archive. +files are marked as "NotAutomatic: yes" but not as "ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes" +like the debian experimental archive. priority 100 -to the version that is already installed (if any). +to the version that is already installed (if any) and to the versions coming +from archives which in their Release files are marked as "NotAutomatic: yes" and +"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes" like the debian backports archive since squeeze-backports. + @@ -129,7 +133,8 @@ files are marked as "NotAutomatic: yes" like the debian experimental archive.Release files are marked as "NotAutomatic: yes" - -these versions get the priority 1. +these versions get the priority 1 or priority 100 if it is additionally marked +as "ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes". APT then applies the following rules, listed in order of precedence, to determine which version of a package to install. -- cgit v1.2.3