A Short Introduction To Apt-Pinning This article is a short overview of how to use apt-pinning on Debian and Debian-based distributions (like Ubuntu). Apt-Pinning allows you to use multiple releases (e.g. stable, testing, and unstable) on your system and to specify when to install a package from which release. That way you can run a system based mostly on the stable release, but also install some newer packages from testing or unstable (or third-party repositories). in Public bookmarkswith aptapt-pinningdebian
Rollback To A Working State With btrfs + apt-btrfs-snapshot On Ubuntu 12.10 This tutorial explains how you can revert failed apt operations (like apt-get upgrade) and roll back to the previous system state with apt-btrfs-snapshot on an Ubuntu 12.10 system that uses the btrfs file system. apt-btrfs-snapshot creates a snapshot of the system before the apt operation. Being able to easily restore the previous system state after a failed apt operation takes away much of the pain system administrators have to deal with normally and is one of the greatest features of the btrfs file system. in Public bookmarkswith aptapt-btrfs-snapshotbtrfsrollbacksnapshotubuntu
Upgrade Debian Lenny To Squeeze In A Few Simple Steps One rather old laptop and one server were the test objects for this howto. Both systems do not have any RAID devices and use a simple partition scheme from a default basic Lenny install. If your setup deviates much from this, it's highly recommended to read all details of the Debian Release Notes before you continue. Be warned. All commands are run as root and Debian recommends to use apt-get for the Squeeze upgrade process. in Public bookmarkswith aptdebiandist-upgradelennysqueezeupgrade