Dev/APT Pinning
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This idea came up originally in context of: https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix/issues/60
Summary[edit]
Debian developers would literally hate this.
Okay for end users and sys admins, but not a solution for a Debian derivative.
More Details[edit]
Question: Can a package pull a another package from another repository to be added?
Answers:
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-derivatives/2013/08/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-derivatives/2013/08/msg00006.html
Example where Whonix's backports APT pinning instructions broke users systems:
Misc[edit]
- user documentation template: Template:Apt-Pinning
backports by default[edit]
Had resulted to breakage in Qubes. See:
https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4443
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