XenDebianBackports
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Install Xen 3 from Scratch on Debian Sarge using Backports
Introduction to Backports http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backport
Debian Backports are created to allow newer software run on existing systems.
- This How-to is the EXACT same as is outlined here: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/423
vi /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://www.backports.org/debian/ sarge-backports main
vi /etc/apt/preferences
Package: * Pin: release a=sarge-backports Pin-Priority: 200 Package: xen-3.0 Pin: release a=sarge-backports Pin-Priority: 999 Package: linux-2.6 Pin: release a=sarge-backports Pin-Priority: 999 Package: xen-tools Pin: release a=sarge-backports Pin-Priority: 999 Package: udev Pin: release a=sarge-backports Pin-Priority: 999 Package: lsb Pin: release a=sarge-backports Pin-Priority: 999 Package: module-init-tools Pin: release a=sarge-backports Pin-Priority: 999 Package: grub Pin: release a=sarge-backports Pin-Priority: 999
Note that for Backports, we can specify which packages can be used from backports. The dependencies are figured out from Documents and trial & error.