On Sunday 15 March 2015 12:00:27 Brad Rogers wrote: > On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:37:25 +0000 > Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Lisi, > > >Not "stable", no. If you use "testing" instead of a code name you will > >effectively have a rolling release, but it will be a very rocky ride > >for about a month after Jessie becomes Stable. > > I've been using 'testing' rather than a code name for years(1). It's > very rare I've had issues as a direct result of that. Perhaps twice. > Even after a large influx of packages after a freeze ends. For the > most part, problems can be avoided by being selective with upgrades, so > things don't get removed that you want/need. This may mean some > packages are in the upgrade queue for several days, occasionally a week > or two, until the necessary package updates migrate through from Sid. > > (1) Ten, at least.
Do you use aptitude? Or can this also be done with apt(-get)? And yes, I know that this can be the case - but would you advise a newbie, who hadn't yet learnt how to be selective with upgrades, to try it?? Being selective obviously solves - or rather avoids - the deluge problem. ;-) Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201503151237.02922.lisi.re...@gmail.com
