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Surely a very basic question, but couldn't find the answer.
So, is it possible to download only one or a few select packages from testing and still get the rest from core ?
And don't tell me to edit pacman.conf, install then re-edit pacman.conf !
This is because I'd like to install the latest intel display driver in link with this problem.
Last edited by norswap (2010-05-05 21:03:50)
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You could prepare an alternative pacman.conf and use the "--config <file>" option to select that config file.
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If you enable [testing], you always have to make a complete system update (pacman -Syu) before installing any package from there.
By enabling testing, you must know that you have to be member of the arch-dev-public mailing list and be careful, especially during major rebuilds.
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If you really know what you're doing - add [testing] to the end of pacman.conf and install packages with "pacman -S testing/package". Remember that most often packages from the testing repo depend on each other.
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I've done this before: install a bunch of drivers from [testing] and not hurt myself in the process. Do as lucke said, or you can just download them "manually" and install 'pacman -U foo bar baz'.
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If you really know what you're doing - add [testing] to the end of pacman.conf and install packages with "pacman -S testing/package".
While this does work, it's a really bad idea. Just quoting this again for emphasis.
Remember that most often packages from the testing repo depend on each other.
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> Remember that most often packages from the testing repo depend on each other.
Which for me meant I had to install not one but five or six packages. I tested the driver - no luck - removed them all and installed the ones from [extra] again.
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AFAIK, the new xorg-server 1.8 is in testing so maybe those drivers are for that server.
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It's either all or nothing. No need to be scared, 99% of the time testing is as smooth as current.
But i repeat: do NOT install single packages from testing. If you want one newer package, build it yourself. That's what ABS is for.
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Repeating B's good advice:
Building a single package from testing (update abs, then use /var/abs/testing/foo/PKGBUILD), then installing what you've built, is relatively safe.
Installing a single binary from testing, without updating all of its dependencies also in testing, is asking for trouble.
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Thanks, that works.
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gentoofag,
Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the forum Code of Conduct, especially the sections regarding necro-bumping and empty posts.
I'm going to close this 8 year old thread now.
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