[PlanetCCRMA] ccrma release file

[Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano]

On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 22:46, Jack Tanner wrote:
> I did my best to follow the directions. My sources.list is just a copy 
> of http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/apt/configuration/2/sources.list
> 
> Should I be setting preferences there?

No, you don't need preferences. If you have the recommended sources.list
file in place there should be no conflict with other repositories (which
is what pinning woud try to help with). 

You should do an "apt-get update" to sync with the repository, and then,
for example:
  apt-get install planetccrma-core

What happens if you do that? 
-- Fernando

> Mark Knecht wrote:
> > Jack,
> >    I think it's a bit easier than that. I installed FC2 and then the
> > Planet stuff Friday. All I had to do was download the two apt files for
> > FC2 and put them in /etc/apt as instructed. After they are in place then
> > basically, from the command, it's apt-get update and then follow the
> > instructions for doing the kernel, etc.
> > 
> >    I think your confusion is that sources.list tells apt what you prefer
> > to use for your sources web site.
> > 
> >    Hope I've got this right. This is from memory as I watch a movie and
> > I'm in Gentoo and not the Planet right now.
> > 
> >    Anyway, it is easy. Just follow the instructions carefully.
> > 
> > good luck,
> > Mark
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 19:17, Jack Tanner wrote:
> > 
> >>I hope this goes through even though I'm not subscribed to the list; the 
> >>subscription page doesn't want to send me a confirmation e-mail.
> >>
> >>I'm a newbie to apt and CCRMA both, so I apologize in advance if this is 
> >>a dumb question.
> >>
> >>I'm running FC2, with kernel 2.6.8-1. I'd like to install the CCRMA 
> >>kernel in addition.
> >>
> >>My understanding is that the cleanest way to do that is to tell apt that 
> >>CCRMA is my preferred repository in general via /etc/apt/preferences and 
> >>something like
> >>
> >>Package: *
> >>Pin: release o=CCRMA
> >>Pin-Priority: 1001
> >>
> >>But this is only supposed to work if CCRMA is defined as an o(rigin) in 
> >>/var/state/apt/lists/ccrma.stanford.edu_planetccrma_apt_fedora_2_i386_base_release
> >>
> >>$ head 
> >>/var/state/apt/lists/ccrma.stanford.edu_planetccrma_apt_fedora_2_i386_base_release
> >>Origin: Unknown
> >>Label: Unknown
> >>Suite: Unknown
> >>Codename: Unknown
> >>Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 16:42:36 -0700
> >>Architectures: Unknown
> >>Components: core updates planetccrma planetcore planetedge
> >>Description: Not available
> >>
> >>This is in contrast to other /var/state/apt/lists/*_release files, e.g., 
> >>mirrors_kernel.org_fedora.us_*_release:
> >>
> >>Origin: Fedora Extras
> >>Label: Fedora Extras
> >>Suite: Fedora Core 2
> >>Codename: Tettnang
> >>Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 07:57:40 -1000
> >>Architectures: i386 i586 i686 athlon noarch
> >>Components: os updates updates-testing stable testing unstable
> >>Description: Fedora Extras add-on packages for Fedora Core 2
> >>
> >>Am I totally off base? Would it be possible to modify the CCRMA release 
> >>file to include origin information?
> >>
> >>Thanks!
> 
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