From a1af1f3b1b7700d1108ee7648bce7b9d2c2c506b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kalnischkies Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:09:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] * doc/apt_preferences.5.xml: - explicitly warn against careless use (Closes: #567669) --- debian/changelog | 2 ++ doc/apt_preferences.5.xml | 10 +++++++++- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 9cc632c37..8a4e2ac20 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ apt (0.7.26) UNRELEASED; urgency=low - include all existing Translation files in the Cache (Closes: 564137) * debian/control: - update with no changes to debian policy 3.8.4 + * doc/apt_preferences.5.xml: + - explicitly warn against careless use (Closes: #567669) [ Ivan Masár ] * Slovak translation update. Closes: #568294 diff --git a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml index 9a4791c08..3d7896226 100644 --- a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ &apt-email; &apt-product; - 04 May 2009 + 16 February 2010 @@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ earliest in the &sources-list; file. The APT preferences file does not affect the choice of instance, only the choice of version. +Preferences are a strong power in the hands of a system administrator +but they can become also their biggest nightmare if used without care! +APT will not questioning the preferences so wrong settings will therefore +lead to uninstallable packages or wrong decisions while upgrading packages. +Even more problems will arise if multiply distribution releases are mixed +without a good understanding of the following paragraphs. +You have been warned. + Note that the files in the /etc/apt/preferences.d directory are parsed in alphanumeric ascending order and need to obey the following naming convention: The files have no or "pref" -- 2.45.2