Optional: Integrate unstable area for tests

Optional: Integrate unstable area for tests 1:

Use test system

Do not test packages from the unstable area on a production system, but only on a test system. Use packages from the stable area for your production system.

The unstable area of the Beckhoff repository contains packages that are currently in the test phase and have not yet been officially released. These packages are tested by Beckhoff before a release and are optionally available for you to evaluate new functions or changes before the official release.

If you are interested in testing new or modified packages in advance, you can integrate the unstable area into your test system. This gives you access to the latest packages that have not yet been released.

Integration of the unstable area

1. Open the bhf.list file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bhf.list
2. Add -unstable to the existing entry, for example:
https://deb.beckhoff.com/debian trixie-unstable main

When apt is executed with one of the commands apt update or apt install, the system automatically establishes a connection to the Beckhoff Package Server and checks the authentication data at /etc/apt/auth.conf.d/. If the access data is correct, packages can be downloaded and installed from the unstable area.