Re: dealing with testing and security

2003-09-21 Thread HdV
On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Chad M Stewart wrote: > > I'm tired of the stale nature of stable. Last weekend I upgraded to > testing. I'm wondering what is the recommended method of dealing with > security updates for testing? > > Should I downgrade and only upgrade the few packages that I want newer >

Re: dealing with testing and security

2003-09-21 Thread Shri Shrikumar
On Sat, 2003-09-20 at 00:56, Chad M Stewart wrote: > > Better still, stick with stable + backports. You still have to watch > > out for security updates for packages you get from 3rd party sources, > > though. > > Where can I learn about backports? Or is this another DIY? :) http://www.apt-get

Re: dealing with testing and security

2003-09-19 Thread Chad M Stewart
On Friday, September 19, 2003, at 04:10 PM, Vineet Kumar wrote: * Chad M Stewart ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030919 12:18]: I'm tired of the stale nature of stable. Last weekend I upgraded to testing. I'm wondering what is the recommended method of dealing with security updates for testing? DIY. Shou

Re: dealing with testing and security

2003-09-19 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Chad M Stewart ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030919 12:18]: > > I'm tired of the stale nature of stable. Last weekend I upgraded to > testing. I'm wondering what is the recommended method of dealing with > security updates for testing? DIY. > Should I downgrade and only upgrade the few packages tha

dealing with testing and security

2003-09-19 Thread Chad M Stewart
I'm tired of the stale nature of stable. Last weekend I upgraded to testing. I'm wondering what is the recommended method of dealing with security updates for testing? Should I downgrade and only upgrade the few packages that I want newer versions of, like mailman, spamassassin, and bind. Th