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--- blog:install_latest_firefox_in_debian_using_apt_pinning [2017-12-05 08:36] – brb
+++ blog:install_latest_firefox_in_debian_using_apt_pinning [2017-12-05 08:59] (current) – brb
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 ====== Install latest firefox in Debian, using apt pinning ======
+Add repository to sources.list:
+<code>
+deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ sid main
+deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ sid main
+</code>
 <file txt firefox.pref>
-# Pinning setup for firefox
+# Pinning setup for firefox:
-# https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-firefox-quantum-on-debian-stretch-linux
+# ==========================
+# 1. Review the files in /etc/apt/preferences.d:
+#    Pin-Priority should be: unstable<testing<stable<Debian Security
+# 2. Review and copy this file to /etc/apt/preferences.d
+# 3. Update system, no new packages should be installed!!!
+#     # apt update
+#     # apt upgrade  << No new packages, otherwise pinning is wrong. ABORT!!!
+# 4. if all was ok above
+#    # apt install -t sid firefox
+# Ref: https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-firefox-quantum-on-debian-stretch-linux
+#
 Package: firefox
 Pin: release a=unstable
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 Pin-Priority: 1001
 </file>
+Ref: https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-firefox-quantum-on-debian-stretch-linux
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