Re: EASY way to install packages from trixie/sid to stable?

From	Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: EASY way to install packages from trixie/sid to stable?
Date	2023-10-26 21:50 +0200
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On 26/10/2023 14:39, Hans wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> is there a very easy way, if I want to install packages from trixie oder sid
> into my bookworm installation?
> 
> I read about apt pinning, but as far as I understood, I have to name
> explicitily each package I want to install from sid. This can be much work,
> when installing a high number of packages.
> 
> I suppose, I then have also to install all dependencies of the packaes from
> sid, even if they are related to the system.
> 
> In my case I wanted to install virtualbox from sid, as it has all packages
> ready. However, virtualbox requires and depends also the newer gcc compiler
> and some compiler libs, thus I took distance from installing for now.
> 
> At the moment I am not using pinning. My actual way of doing is
> 
> 1. adding the sid repo into /etc/apt/sources.list
> 
> 2. then aptitude -u
> 
> 3. then searching for the required package and mark it as install (or
> upgradeble
> 
> 4. Then install, if wanted.
> 
> Yes, I know, pinning would be the better way, but it is very, very seldom, I
> need to install something from a higher repo.
> 
> And yes, I know, mixing repos is no good idea, so I am using this only for
> applications, which are using theire own libraries (or libs, they are only for
> this special application).
> 
> Do you know another way, except pinning or my (weired) way?
> 
> Oh, last but not least, I know, Oracle has its own debian-repo for virtualbox,
> but it looks somehow not well set up IMHO.

It works well for me, running Bookworm with several Trixie guests. VBox 
7.0.12 from VirtualBox.org (Oracle, obviously), obtained via a 
"sources.list.d"

Peter HB

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EASY way to install packages from trixie/sid to stable? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2023-10-26 17:40 +0200
  Re: EASY way to install packages from trixie/sid to stable? "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2023-10-26 18:40 +0200
    Re: EASY way to install packages from trixie/sid to stable? Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2023-10-26 19:10 +0200
        Which Virtual Manager? Was: EASY way to install packages from trixie/sid to  stable? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2023-10-26 19:30 +0200
        Re: Which Virtual Manager? Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2023-10-26 19:50 +0200
          Re: Which Virtual Manager? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2023-10-26 20:10 +0200
        Re: Which Virtual Manager? Was: EASY way to install packages from  trixie/sid to stable? Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-10-26 21:20 +0200
          Re: Which Virtual Manager? Was: EASY way to install packages from  trixie/sid to stable? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2023-10-26 21:30 +0200
            Re: Which Virtual Manager? Was: EASY way to install packages from  trixie/sid to stable? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2023-10-27 11:20 +0200
              Re: Which Virtual Manager? Was: EASY way to install packages from  trixie/sid to stable? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2023-10-27 19:40 +0200
              Re: Which Virtual Manager? Was: EASY way to install packages from  trixie/sid to stable? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2023-10-27 21:10 +0200
                Re: Which Virtual Manager? Was: EASY way to install packages from  trixie/sid to stable? Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2023-10-28 06:30 +0200
                Re: Which Virtual Manager? Was: EASY way to install packages from  trixie/sid to stable? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2023-10-28 12:40 +0200
                Re: Which Virtual Manager? Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2023-10-28 14:20 +0200
              Re: Which Virtual Manager? Was: EASY way to install packages from  trixie/sid to stable? Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-10-27 22:20 +0200
  Re: EASY way to install packages from trixie/sid to stable? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-10-26 18:40 +0200
  Re: EASY way to install packages from trixie/sid to stable? exceptbees <exceptbees@proton.me> - 2023-10-26 19:30 +0200
  Re: EASY way to install packages from trixie/sid to stable? Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> - 2023-10-26 21:50 +0200

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