[PLUG] Using Debian testing packages in stable

[Mike Connors]

>
>  I'd like to selectively upgrade some packages in Debian lenny
>  (stable) to the versions currently in the testing release.
> >>
> >> Here's what I've done:
> >>
> >>    1. Made sure sources.list has deb and deb-src entries for both
> >>       lenny and testing.
> >>
> >>    2. Added 'APT::Default-Release "5.0*";' to /etc/apt/apt.conf.
> >>
> >> Now I want to do "aptitude -t testing install pkg1 pkg2 pkgN".
>
> Okay, so for that to work, though, you need at least one APT source line in
> your /etc/apt/sources.list for the dist (testing) you want the package
> from, and the package must exist on that source.
>
> You can also request a specific version of a package using the following
> sintax:
>
>      # apt-get install package=version
>
>