How to Configure Totem Debian Lenny TDT

In Debian, you can choose from different repositories to track and update packages. Lenny is the code name for the old stable repository. When a new stable version of a package is released into the stable repository, the old version moves to Lenny. If you use Totem for digital television in Debian, you can track Lenny for the package to help ensure the updates don't break the application.

Instructions

1. • 1
     Open a terminal session.
   • 2
     Type "sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list" and press "Enter." This opens your sources list in a text editor. If they are not already there, add the following lines to the file and save it:

     #OldStable
     deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian oldstable main non-free contrib
     deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US oldstable/non-US main contrib non-free
   • 3
     Type "sudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences" and press "Enter." to open your apt preferences file. Add the following to the file and save it:

     Package: totem
     Pin: release a=oldstable
     Pin-Priority: 700
   • 4
     Remove and reinstall Totem, if you have installed a newer version of Totem than Lenny provides:

     sudo apt-get purge totem && sudo apt-get install totem/unstable