[debian-edu-commits] [Debian Wiki] Update of "DebianEdu/Documentation/Wheezy/HowTo/Administration" by HolgerLevsen

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The "DebianEdu/Documentation/Wheezy/HowTo/Administration" page has been changed by HolgerLevsen:
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Wheezy/HowTo/Administration?action=diff&rev1=3&rev2=4

Comment:
rewrite, explain how to install, mention non-free and contrib less prominently

  
  Backports are recompiled packages from Debian testing (mostly) and Debian unstable (in a few cases only, e.g. security updates), so they will run without new libraries (wherever this is possible) on a stable Debian distribution like Debian Edu. '''We recommend you to pick out individual backports which fit your needs, and not to use all backports available there.''' 
  
- Using backports.debian.org is simple:
+ Using backports is simple:
  
  {{{
- echo "deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports wheezy-backports main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+ echo "deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports main" >> /etc/apt sources.list
  apt-get update
- 
  }}}
  
- Previously, extra configuration was needed to get updates installed automatically for installed backports, but since 2011 the [[http://backports.debian.org/news/squeeze-backports_and_lenny-backports-sloppy_started/|squeeze-backports suite]] renders this unnecessary.
+ After which one can install backported packages easily, the following command will install a backported version of ''tuxtype'':
+ 
+ {{{
+ apt-get install -t wheezy-backports tuxtype
+ }}}
+ 
+ Backports are automatically updated (if available) just like other packages. (Previously, extra configuration was needed to achieve this, but since 2011 this [[http://backports.debian.org/news/squeeze-backports_and_lenny-backports-sloppy_started/|is not needed anymore].
+ 
+ Like the normal archive, backports has three sections: main, contrib and non-free.
  
  == Upgrading with a CD or DVD ROM ==