Adding Repo
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2. Adding Non-free Repo
Then to Add Non Free Repository in Debian Testing
Edit Repo with nano Editor:Simply run:
At the end of each line after ‘main’ append:
contrib non-free non-free-firmware
Like:
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian [MYRELEASE] main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.
Last, Refresh the Apt Sources with:sudo apt update
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3. Preserving Debian Free System
(Optional) This if you want to Preserve the Valuable Free Nature of Debian System.
To do so you have to strictly Allowing only the Installation of Some Non-free Package with an Apt Pinning.
First, Disable All Non free Software with this content:Explanation: Disable packages from non-free tree by default Package: * Pin: release o=Debian,a=stable,l=Debian,c=non-free Pin-Priority: -1
To Make it at once execute:
sudo echo -e "Explanation: Disable packages from non-free tree by default Package: * Pin: release o=Debian,a=stable,l=Debian,c=non-free Pin-Priority: -1" > /etc/apt/preferences.d/non-free_policy
And then Enable the Software of Choice, E.g. firmware-iwlwifi:
Explanation: Enable package firmware-iwlwifi from non-free tree Package: firmware-iwlwifi Pin: release o=Debian,a=stable,l=Debian,c=non-free Pin-Priority:0
Again with a simple echo:)
sudo echo -e "Explanation: Enable package firmware-iwlwifi from non-free tree Package: firmware-iwlwifi Pin: release o=Debian,a=stable,l=Debian,c=non-free Pin-Priority:0" > /etc/apt/preferences.d/firmware-iwlwifi_non-free
But to enable Multiple packages at once proceed like that:
Explanation: Enable package firmware-iwlwifi nvidia-driver from non-free tree Package: firmware-iwlwifi nvidia-driver Pin: release o=Debian,a=stable,l=Debian,c=non-free Pin-Priority:0
Again translated in a Command like:
sudo echo -e "Explanation: Enable package firmware-iwlwifi nvidia-driver from non-free tree Package: firmware-iwlwifi nvidia-driver Pin: release o=Debian,a=stable,l=Debian,c=non-free Pin-Priority:0" > /etc/apt/preferences.d/enabled-packages_non-free
The only drawback of the procedure is that you have to repeat it every time you need some new Non-free software…
For further instructions see: Advanced Apt Pinning Techniques.
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