Difference between revisions of "BackPorts"
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Download the orig source, .dsc file and diff file for your packages from debian testing (use http://packages.debian.org/ to find the files) | Download the orig source, .dsc file and diff file for your packages from debian testing (use http://packages.debian.org/ to find the files) | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 17 May 2010
When backporting packages, do it in as clean an environment as possible for instance a virtual machine for that specific purpose.
Download the orig source, .dsc file and diff file for your packages from debian testing (use http://packages.debian.org/ to find the files)
packages are found at http://t-hoerup.dk/backports/
Lenny
- libevent 1.4.13-stable-1
- transmission 1.93-1 (depends on backported libevent)
