[LOSTWAGES] Add .deb package install preference instructions

Andreas Mohr andi at rhlx01.fht-esslingen.de
Wed Jun 15 13:50:42 CDT 2005


Hello,

I've been fighting with Debian vs. WineHQ wine package install order
several times already, so I got around to creating an apt_preferences rule
which I document thusly.

Andreas Mohr
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 <p>Then, you can run '<b>apt-get update</b>' to update APT's package information. 
 Finally, to install Wine, do '<b>apt-get install wine</b>'.</p>
 
+<p>If you want to make sure that apt-get will install the WineHQ wine package
+instead of the Debian wine package (which usually has the same version),
+then add something like the following entry to /etc/apt/preferences:</p>
+
+<i><p>Package: wine<br>
+Pin: release l=WineHQ APT Repository<br>
+Pin-Priority: 1000</p></i>
+
+<p>Or alternatively use a modified rule to adjust the installation relationship
+between WineHQ and Debian packages in a different way.</p>
+
 <h2>Building the Wine Package from Source using APT:</h2>
 
 <p>APT also allows easy compilation from source of a package.  This is useful if


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