Installing a Lenny package to an Etch machine

permalink · #11 (**permalink**) 04-03-2008, 02:44 PM

On Tue 01 Apr 2008 at 07:07:49 +0100, andy wrote:

> OK - I'll give the backports site a shot first, and then if no dice I'll
> compile from source.

I'd suggest a look at pbuilder and this page:

http://people.connexer.com/~roberto/howtos/debcustomize

I've used it successfully to backport noncomplex packages to etch.

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permalink · #12 (**permalink**) 04-03-2008, 02:44 PM

On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:02:07 -0400
Paul Cartwright <ale@pcartwright.com> wrote:

> On Mon March 31 2008, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> > First I would try to install it with 'dpkg -i'. Another option would be
> > to set 'APT:

efault-Release "stable";' in /etc/apt/apt.conf, add a
> > source for lenny and try to install with
> > 'aptitude install -t lenny homebank'. If this doesn't pull in too many
> > dependencies (where 'too many' depends on your luck/guts/phase of the
> > moon/...) than you're good to go.
>
> I got it to install on my Etch system by doing this:
> download 3 packages:
> homebank
> homebank-data
> libofx4
> install in this order:
> libofx4
> homebank-data
> homebank
>
> to download, get them here:
> http://packages.debian.org/sid/i386/libofx4/download
>
> http://packages.debian.org/sid/gnome/homebank
>
> --

Hmm..I thought Homebank required Gtk2.10+. How did you get around this requirement?

Thanks,
Amit

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