From debian-user  Thu Jun 02 21:09:15 2011
From: "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <bss () iguanasuicide ! net>
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:09:15 +0000
To: debian-user
Subject: Re: New Guy asks: I want to run Squeeze, except for a few particular things...
Message-Id: <201106021609.19750.bss () iguanasuicide ! net>
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On 2011-06-02 15:41:22 Paul Johnson wrote:
>I want to run the stable distribution--Squeeze--except I need newer
>versions of some key programs I use in my work, like LyX and R.

http://www.iguanasuicide.net/node/4

Using pinning, it's fairly easy to tell APT to keep as much as possible fro=
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stable, and whatever you don't pull from stable to continue pulling it from=
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the same repository (as, e.g., security updates are available).

Now, this isn't officially supported, so if you do encounter bugs, you may=
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need to replicate in a "cleaner" system before they get much attention.

My guide hasn't been updated in a while, but it should help point you in th=
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right direction(s).
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