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=== Uploading to Extras-devel === | === Uploading to Extras-devel === | ||
{{main|Uploading to Extras-devel}} | {{main|Uploading to Extras-devel}} | ||
- | Anyone with a [http://garage.maemo.org/ Garage] account can upload packages to Extras-devel in order to share new updates and start the community QA process. It is important to note that the ''uploader'' needs a Garage account: the package itself does not need to be hosted in the Garage | + | Anyone with a [http://garage.maemo.org/ Garage] account can upload packages to Extras-devel in order to share new updates and start the community QA process. It is important to note that the ''uploader'' needs a Garage account: the package itself does not need to be hosted in the Garage. |
==== Promoting packages to extras-testing ==== | ==== Promoting packages to extras-testing ==== | ||
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# Select ‘New’ | # Select ‘New’ | ||
# Enter a catalog name of ‘Maemo extras-devel’ | # Enter a catalog name of ‘Maemo extras-devel’ | ||
- | # Enter a web address of http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel | + | # Enter a web address of http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel |
- | # Enter a distribution of ‘fremantle’ | + | # Enter a distribution of ‘fremantle’ |
# Enter components of ‘free non-free’ | # Enter components of ‘free non-free’ | ||
# Select ‘Save’ | # Select ‘Save’ | ||
=== Limiting the damage === | === Limiting the damage === | ||
- | To keep from unintentionally upgrading to an extras-testing or extras-devel software version, it is possible to tell apt to always prefer stable packages over these other repositories via apt-pinning. | + | To keep from unintentionally upgrading to an extras-testing or extras-devel software version, it is possible to tell apt to always prefer stable packages over these other repositories via apt-pinning. Create the file /etc/apt/preferences with the following content: |
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Package: * | Package: * | ||
Pin: release l=Extras | Pin: release l=Extras | ||
Pin-Priority: 1001 | Pin-Priority: 1001 | ||
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In order to install versions of software from extras-testing or extras-devel when there is a copy available in extras, you now must tell apt exactly what version of software to install. Run | In order to install versions of software from extras-testing or extras-devel when there is a copy available in extras, you now must tell apt exactly what version of software to install. Run |
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