Dev/APT Pinning

This idea came up originally in context of: https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix/issues/60

Summary

Debian developers would literally hate this.

Okay for end users and sys admins, but not a solution for a Debian derivative.

More Details

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:

https://forums.whonix.org/t/templates-incorrectly-think-theyre-not-connected-to-a-whonix-gateway/2258/25

Misc

• user documentation template: Template:Apt-Pinning

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