[elbe-devel] Install a package from experimental

[Bastian Germann]

Am 08.05.20 um 20:41 schrieb Martin Petzold:
> Am 08.05.20 um 20:06 schrieb Bastian Germann:
> 
>> Am 08.05.20 um 19:51 schrieb Martin Petzold:
>>> is it possible to install a package from experimental, e.g. swupdate,
>>> using pkg?
>> Yes, please add an experimental mirror and use the <pkg
>> pin="experimental">...</pkg> attribute.
>>
> <url>
>     <binary>http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian experimental main</binary>
> </url>
> 
> <pkg pin="experimental">swupdate</pkg>
> 
> Does not seem to work, even though the package is listed in the package
> list.
> 
>  [ERROR] Package 'swupdate' is not installed
>  Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster InRelease
>  Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian experimental InRelease
> 
> Anything wrong?
> 

Did you check if the package is available for your platform? swupdate is
only available for amd64 right now:
https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=swupdate&suite=experimental

However, you can build a newer version during the elbe build with

<pbuilder>
  <git revision='...'>https://salsa.debian.org/debian/swupdate.git</git>
</pbuilder>