On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 02:51:26PM -0400, Alan Shutko wrote: > Benjamin Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > it is possible to safely use unstable, if you can resist the urge to > > update at least once a day. wait a few days (2 or 3) between updates. > > that should be long enough for any serious issues to be discovered. > > Unfortunately, it's possible that the package that broke everything > was uploaded shortly before you upgraded, so you should always be > prepared to debug things yourself, at least to the point of installing > the previous version of the package. >
A way to avoid this is to use the -d flag for apt-get and just download the packages, watch the mailing lists for a while without updating the packages list, and then run apt-get again to actually install the packges. If you keep an eye on the list of packages to be updated you can watch for things which may be especially such as glibc or perl. Also, when you run into the occasional problem, http://bugs.debian.org is your friend. Frequently you can find a work-around in one of the bug reports. your pal dave -- Dave Thayer Denver, Colorado USA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
