Debian and Ubuntu repositories
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-Michael Stapelberg <michael+i3@stapelberg.de>
-November 2011
+Michael Stapelberg <michael@i3wm.org>
+June 2012
== When should you use our repositories?
minutes after every commit. To use it, run the following commands:
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-# echo 'deb http://build.i3wm.org/debian/sid sid main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+# echo 'deb http://build.i3wm.org/debian/sid sid main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/i3-autobuild.list
# apt-get update
# apt-get --allow-unauthenticated install i3-autobuild-keyring
# apt-get update
autobuilder version.
To ensure that the autobuilt i3 packages will be preferred to the packages of
-your distribution, put the following entry *at the beginning* of your
-+/etc/apt/preferences+:
+your distribution, create the file
++/etc/apt/preferences.d/00-i3-autobuild.pref+ with the following contents:
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-Package: *
+Package: i3*
Pin: origin "build.i3wm.org"
Pin-Priority: 1001
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-Then, install +i3+.
+Then, run +apt-get update+ and install +i3+.
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<h1>Debian and Ubuntu repositories</h1>\r
<span id="author">Michael Stapelberg</span><br />\r
-<span id="email"><tt><<a href="mailto:michael+i3@stapelberg.de">michael+i3@stapelberg.de</a>></tt></span><br />\r
-<span id="revdate">November 2011</span>\r
+<span id="email"><tt><<a href="mailto:michael@i3wm.org">michael@i3wm.org</a>></tt></span><br />\r
+<span id="revdate">June 2012</span>\r
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<h2 id="_when_should_you_use_our_repositories">1. When should you use our repositories?</h2>\r
minutes after every commit. To use it, run the following commands:</p></div>\r
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-<pre><tt># echo 'deb http://build.i3wm.org/debian/sid sid main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list\r
+<pre><tt># echo 'deb http://build.i3wm.org/debian/sid sid main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/i3-autobuild.list\r
# apt-get update\r
# apt-get --allow-unauthenticated install i3-autobuild-keyring\r
# apt-get update\r
testing and unstable for example), <tt>apt-get install i3</tt> might not get you the\r
autobuilder version.</p></div>\r
<div class="paragraph"><p>To ensure that the autobuilt i3 packages will be preferred to the packages of\r
-your distribution, put the following entry <strong>at the beginning</strong> of your\r
-<tt>/etc/apt/preferences</tt>:</p></div>\r
+your distribution, create the file\r
+<tt>/etc/apt/preferences.d/00-i3-autobuild.pref</tt> with the following contents:</p></div>\r
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-<pre><tt>Package: *\r
+<pre><tt>Package: i3*\r
Pin: origin "build.i3wm.org"\r
Pin-Priority: 1001</tt></pre>\r
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-<div class="paragraph"><p>Then, install <tt>i3</tt>.</p></div>\r
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Then, run <tt>apt-get update</tt> and install <tt>i3</tt>.</p></div>\r
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