apt won't work

[jimf43 0]

I'm getting the severe problems with apt. Downloads from the repository ok, but then I get an error.

 

the message is:

 

'No priority (or zero) specified for pin'

 

So what's that? How do I give it a value... What value???

 

That's with apt and synaptic, so it's obviously a problem with apt... probably with the enviormental vairable.

 

Has anyone run into this before?

 

Is there a fix?

[danleff 0]

Take a look at the following;

 

http://jaqque.sbih.org/kplug/apt-pinning.html

[jimf43 0]

Opps... In my panic, I missed that the first tiime thrugh 8)

 

And there is no default preference file... no wonder 8)

 

Thanks danleff