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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

#158584 — Using Jessie Backports

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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! :/

Regards,
Himanshu Shekhar
IIIT-Allahabad

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#158585

On Sunday 04 October 2015 15:09:58 Himanshu Shekhar wrote:
> Is there any disadvantage of using backports! 

Yes, as you see!!

> Also, how can I install a 
> package from backport (if required) without adding and backports repo to my
> sources.list file

You can't.

> OR
> How can I disable further usage of backports without harming other
> packages?

A  lot is going to depend on where you got the packages from.  You can't just 
use random packages from various sources and then blame Jessie when they 
don't work well together.

> If backports are safe,

Only relatively and if carefully used.

> please advice about how to use Backports 
> efficiently. Googling seems to confuse me! :/

http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/

> Regards,
> Himanshu Shekhar
> IIIT-Allahabad

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#158589

On Sunday, October 04, 2015 07:39:58 PM 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! :/
> 
> Regards,
> Himanshu Shekhar
> IIIT-Allahabad

 You would want to start here 

	http://backports.debian.org/

 I use backports for a few applications and have never had any major issues, 
but the choice is up to each individual user. 

 LostSon

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#158593

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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#158598

On Sun, Oct 04, 2015 at 07:39:58PM +0530, Himanshu Shekhar wrote:

> How can I disable further usage of backports without harming other packages?

You don't really need to do that.

All backports are deactivated by default and you need to do

apt-get -t jessie-backports install whatever

to install them.

So, contrary to what happens with other sources.list lines, adding the
backports line will not make "apt-get upgrade" to suddenly "contaminate"
your system with lots of new versions of already installed packages.

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