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+# prefer packages from zfsonlinux.org if they match /zfs|spl/
+
+# Debian 8
+Package: /zfs|spl/
+Pin: release o=archive.zfsonlinux.org,n=jessie*
+Pin-Priority: 991
+
+# Debian 9
+Package: /zfs|spl/
+Pin: release o=archive.zfsonlinux.org,n=stretch*
+Pin-Priority: 891
+
+# Debian 10
+Package: /zfs|spl/
+Pin: release o=archive.zfsonlinux.org,n=buster*
+Pin-Priority: 791
+
+# Debian unstable
+Package: /zfs|spl/
+Pin: release o=archive.zfsonlinux.org,n=sid*
+Pin-Priority: 301
+
+# Debian others (experimental, ...)
+Package: /zfs|spl/
+Pin: release o=archive.zfsonlinux.org
+Pin-Priority: -1