* Kurt Lieber ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [Dec 13. 2001 02:19]: > Honestly, I'd recommend skipping testing and going straight to unstable. > Despite the name, unstable is quite acceptable as a desktop machine. I > wouldn't run it as a server, but I wouldn't run testing on a server, either. > Testing has too many dependency conflicts that don't get resolved in a > timely fashion because of the way testing works. Testing really isn't meant > for human consumption, IMO. When unstable has problems, they're generally > resolved within a day or two. > > I had more problems running testing than I've had since I've moved to Sid. > YMMV, however.
I've always been kind of nervous about dist-upgrading to unstable. If I did decide to do that, has anyone had any luck in downgrading to woody after an upgrade to sid (For example, if there were any major problems after the upgrade)? -- -Brian Clark