---
title: "2010 10 02 install cherokee testing on debian lenny"
description: "Add the following to `/etc/sources`:"
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/2010-10-02-install-cherokee-testing-on-debian-lenny
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T10:58:46.492Z
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attribution: "2010 10 02 install cherokee testing on debian lenny — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/2010-10-02-install-cherokee-testing-on-debian-lenny)"
---

# 2010 10 02 install cherokee testing on debian lenny
Add the following to `/etc/sources`:

## Overview

---
title: Install Cherokee (testing) on Debian Lenny
date: 2010-10-02
draft: false
slug: install-cherokee-testing-on-debian-lenny
tags: ["debian", "general", "lenny", "system administration"]
description: How to install Cherokee (testing) on Debian Lenny...
---

Add the following to `/etc/sources`:


    ```text
    deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
```


Create `/etc/apt/apt.conf` with:


    ```text
    APT::Default-Release "stable";
```


Create `/etc/apt/preferences` for pinning the testing packages:


    ```text
    Package: libssl-dev
    Pin: release a=testing
    Pin-Priority: 999  
    Package: libssl0.9.8
    Pin: release a=testing
    Pin-Priority: 999  
    Package: libcherokee-base0
    Pin: release a=testing
    Pin-Priority: 999  
    Package: mysql-common
    Pin: release a=testing
    Pin-Priority: 999  
    Package: libmysqlclient16
    Pin: release a=testing
    Pin-Priority: 999  
    Package: libcherokee-server0
    Pin: release a=testing
    Pin-Priority: 999  
    Package: libcherokee-config0
    Pin: release a=testing
    Pin-Priority: 999  
    Package: libcherokee-mod-admin
    Pin: release a=testing
    Pin-Priority: 999  
    Package: cherokee
    Pin: release a=testing
    Pin-Priority: 999  
    Package: *
    Pin: release a=stable
    Pin-Priority: 500
```


Then install the packages:


    ```bash
    apt-get install -t testing cherokee libcherokee-base0 libcherokee-server0 libcherokee-config0 libcherokee-mod-admin libssl0.9.8
```


That's the installation. For the configuration, check out the [Cherokee cookbooks](http://www.cherokee-project.com/doc/cookbook.html).

---

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