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Re: Using Jessie Backports

From Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Using Jessie Backports
Date 2015-10-04 17:10 +0200
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Himanshu Shekhar wrote:
> Is there any disadvantage of using backports! Also, how can I
> install a package from backport (if required) without adding and
> backports repo to my sources.list file
> OR
> How can I disable further usage of backports without harming
> other packages?
>
> If backports are safe, please advice about how to use Backports
> efficiently. Googling seems to confuse me! :/
>

http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/
https://wiki.debian.org/AptPreferences

may be useful STARTING points.
HTH

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Using Jessie Backports Himanshu Shekhar <irm2015006@iiita.ac.in> - 2015-10-04 16:20 +0200
  Re: Using Jessie Backports Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 16:40 +0200
  Re: Using Jessie Backports lostson <lostson@lostsonsvault.org> - 2015-10-04 17:00 +0200
  Re: Using Jessie Backports Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-10-04 17:10 +0200
  Re: Using Jessie Backports Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> - 2015-10-05 00:40 +0200

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