On Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:44:55 +0100
"dng@???" <dng@???> wrote:

> On 23-01-2022 10:17, terryc wrote:
> > So exactly what does this message mean and exactly what do I need
> > to do. Previously I've just repeated the command and the nag
> > message went away but this time it stays.
> >
> > user@system: sudo apt-get update
> > Get:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera InRelease [33.9 kB]
> > Get:2 http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera-security InRelease
> > [21.5kB] Get:3 http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera-updates
> > InRelease [26.5 kB] Get:4 http://deb.devuan.org/merged
> > chimaera-backports InRelease [19.4 kB] Get:5
> > http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera/main amd64 Packages [8,311
> > kB] Get:6 http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera/main i386 Packages
> > [8,248 kB] Get:7 http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera/main
> > Translation-en [6,482 kB] Get:8 http://deb.devuan.org/merged
> > chimaera-security/main amd64 Packages [111 kB] Get:9
> > http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera-security/main i386 Packages
> > [111 kB] Get:10 http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera-updates/main
> > amd64 Packages [2,608 B] Get:11 http://deb.devuan.org/merged
> > chimaera-updates/main i386 Packages [2,612 B]
> >
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > E: Repository 'http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera-backports
> > InRelease' changed its default priority for apt_preferences(5) from
> > 500 to 100. N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for
> > this repository can be applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for
> > details
> >
> > Except man apt-secure doesn't give me anything I understand.
> >
> > TIA.
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> IIRC you should use apt instead of apt-get.
> apt will ask for conformation.

That's what I do. But according to the man page one may also use a
command line option:

$ sudo apt-get update --allow-releaseinfo-change-defaultpin

Ralph.