On 12 Jul 2005 at 1:02, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > Benjamin Sher wrote: > > >Dear kamaraju: > > > >Thank you again. One last question: > > > >If I install the stable sarge release, and someone issues a new > >debian package for some application, how do you decide whether > >to install it or not? Does apt-get take care of all that > >automatically? > > > >Thank you. > > > >Benjamin > > > > > Please bottom post to the list. That is if you are replying to the list, > the original message should be on the top and what ever you write should > go underneath. That makes it easy to read the threads. > > Let's say you installed stable. The only package updates you will > receive are security fixes. It is strongly advised to update your stable > machine with the latest security releases. > > OTOH, if you are running testing or unstable, there could be newer > versions of packages released over time. You might or might not want to > install them. One approach to solve the dilemma is to install > apt-listchanges package. This package will tell you what changes were > made to the package in the latest versions. Upon reading this info, you > can choose whether or not to update your package. > > apt-get will install packages only when you want/ask it to. It will not > check for upgrades automatically. But by writing cron scripts, you can > make apt-get update packages automatically. But if you are running > testing/unstable, I strongly advise NOT to update packages > automatically, since they are susceptible for frequent breakage. > > hth > raju
Thank you again for your usual illuminating comments. I still havent' made up my mind. Please see my latest message on this. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
