[Docs] Extend a bit the "Pinning packages" section

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Bozhidar Batsov 2020-06-18 09:52:45 +03:00
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## Pinning packages ## Pinning packages
By default, Prelude will install packages from the melpa and gnu package By default, Prelude will install packages from the MELPA and GNU ELPA package
repositories. Occasionally package integration can break when upgrading packages. repositories. Occasionally package integration can break when upgrading packages,
This can be avoided by pinning packages to stable versions in other repositories. as the packages in the MELPA repository are all snapshot builds.
This can be avoided by pinning packages to stable versions in other repositories (e.g. MELPA Stable).
To do so, copy `prelude-pinned-packages.el` from the sample directory to To do so, copy `prelude-pinned-packages.el` from the sample directory to
Prelude's root directory and adjust the [variables](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Package-Installation.html) Prelude's root directory and adjust the [variables](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Package-Installation.html)
inside accordingly. inside accordingly.