> Experimental is configured with "NotAutomatic: yes" in Release file and > thus experimental package aren't upgraded automatically. So, this
> configuration isn't possible for official packages :)
I apologize because I did a terrible job at explaining myself. I
wanted debian multimedia to behave like experimental (so debian
multimedia packages don't automatically replace the ones from Debian
main).
Also I was able to figure it out: I kept the same /etc/apt/preferences
file, but erased my /etc/apt/apt.conf. It seems that choosing a
default target (unstable, testing, stable, etc) works well only with
Official debian repositories (with no need to set your apt
preferences).
I have a somewhat unrelated question. The reason for using apt pinning
was to prevent ffmpeg and dependencies in DM from replacing the
official debian packages. Apart from the difference in versions (not
an issue if the comparison is established with the package in
experimental), what does ffmpeg from DM provide that the official
version does not?
