Install Mplayer Debian Wheezy Backports

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View package lists View the packages in the stable distribution This is the latest official release of the Debian distribution. This is stable and well tested software, which changes only if major security or usability fixes are incorporated. Sudo apt-get install git/wheezy-backports sudo apt-get -t wheezy-backports install git I never end up getting further than apt-get install git/wheezy-backports because then I end up getting the following error: E: Release 'wheezy-backports' for 'git' was not found How would I install git 1.8.* or above on Debian Wheezy? I want to install nodejs and nodejs-legacy packages available in wheezy-backports (i am running debian wheezy). Wheezy-backports repo is getting removed upon barracuda upgrade.

I've got the following pinnings set:

I get the following error:

The policies seem to be correct:

So I don't get the error. What am I doing wrong?

I'm trying to use puppet to upgrade all Wheezy machines to the backports kernel (a reboot streak is planned), which is why I want to solve it correctly. I could manually login to all servers to run:

Debian Backports Jessie

Which works, but is not as convenient.

UPDATE

As requested:

Tim Stoop
Tim StoopTim Stoop

3 Answers

Check what that package depends on and what those dependencies need as well.For example I see this for my machine:

and

Check if dependencies are taken from backports as well.

stimurstimur

sudo apt-get install -t wheezy-backports linux-image-amd64

Debian

it is not convenient I know .. but it is the right way to do things without having troubles in future (IMHO of course)

drAlberT

Debian Wheezy Download

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Change the top line in your preferences to

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Run

Debian Wheezy Download

Try to install again. If you still get the error, check

Cedric KnightCedric Knight

Debian Wheezy Raspberry Pi

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