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I created my own internal repository following the instructions here: How to create a local APT repository?

I added the line deb file:/usr/local/mydebs/ ./ to my /etc/apt/sources.list

How do I specify the --target-release if my target release is just ./?

For example if I added the line

deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ squeeze-backports iceweasel-release

to my /etc/apt/sources.list I would specify it like this

apt-get install -t squeeze-backports iceweasel

How to only install updates from a specific repository?

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You need to include the version of the Debian-based system you are using - you can find it with:

cat /etc/os-release | grep VERSION=

In Ubuntu 13.10, you get this:

VERSION="13.10, Saucy Salamander"

So for Ubuntu 13.10, you would need to include the word saucy, like this line for one of the main repostories:

deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy universe

You can look at the existing repositories on your system using:

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

In Ubuntu, you can add software using sudo add-apt-repository .., and then running sudo apt-get update. This may not work for outdated systems.

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  • so if i have a *file* entry (not a url) in my sources.list file, what is the exact syntax I need to do a `apt-get install` from that repository? – user784637 Jan 23 '14 at 18:20
  • `file:///usr/local/mydebs/` might work... – Wilf Jan 23 '14 at 18:44
  • you mean like this `sudo apt-get install -t file:///usr/local/mydebs/ php`? It's throwing an error – user784637 Jan 23 '14 at 18:48
  • it says `Reading package lists... Done E: The value 'file:///usr/local/mydebs/' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources` – user784637 Jan 23 '14 at 18:48
  • You could try uploading it... [This](http://textuploader.com/) site seems to allow the uploading of text files *(Read any terms and conditions first, and be careful)*, so you could do that, and then click 'Raw' to view just the plain text file. It will look like [this](http://textuploader.com/1ooq/raw) file *(this might only be available for the next 58 minutes, as I only selected '1 hour'...)* It should work as a sources link then... A more secure way may be required though.. – Wilf Jan 23 '14 at 19:01