Re: Version and Release
Stable always have nickname.
Sid is always sid :)
Testing is "something" that will be next stable - in this day old stable
become old-stable and...
...old-stable has same nickname as it was. New stable will have
offcourse another nickname.
Hope this helps. If not, just ask again.
Dnia 2016-06-08, śro o godzinie 13:28 +0200, c.holper@ades.at pisze:
> AAhhhh... I see.
> That makes perfect sense.
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> One additional question please:
> Does stable and testing have nicknames too - like unstable = Sid??
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> On 2016-06-08 13:19, Mark Fletcher wrote:
>
> >
> > On Wed, 8 Jun 2016 at 19:51, c.holper@ades.at <c.holper@ades.at>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I already knew this.
> > But I still get not the connection.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On 2016-06-08 12:18, humbert.olivier.1@free.fr wrote:
> > > Hi Chris,
> > >
> > > good questions you're asking yourself here.
> > > Check https://www.debian.org/releases/ .
> > > This is a point where you want to start regarding this.
> > >
> > > Hope that helps,
> > > Olivier
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Mail original -----
> > > De: "c holper" <c.holper@ades.at>
> > > À: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > > Envoyé: Mercredi 8 Juin 2016 12:03:12
> > > Objet: Version and Release
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I am not completely new to Debian but I never really
> > understood the
> > > version-system.
> > >
> > > I understand the versions have nicknames (8 = jessie, 7 =
> > wheezy, 6 =
> > > squeeze, ...).
> > > I also understand there are 3 releases of every version
> > (stable,
> > > testing, unstable) and
> > > it is clear that stable has the oldest but most bugfree
> > version of
> > > software and unstable the opposit.
> > >
> > > But it seems there is some living connection between the
> > current testing
> > > and the future version...
> > > And what is "sid"?
> > >
> > > I downloades 8 testing (some months ago) and in my
> > apt-sources is
> > > jessie. Would it be something else if I chose stable??
> > > How can I see it in apt?
> > > Is there a better way to determine the release beside
> > lsb_relsease?
> > > /etc/debian_version is pretty clear but only the verion is
> > inside.
> > >
> > > Please clearifiy for me the impact of the the once chosen
> > release in
> > > connection with the current and future version.
> > > Big thankyou!
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> >
> > There aren't 3 versions of each release, there's only one. Stable,
> > testing and unstable are nicknames / status codes applied to a given
> > release at any stage of its lifecycle. Right now Jessie is stable,
> > Stretch is testing. The unstable release is always called Sid, that
> > never changes. When stretch is considered stable enough, it will get
> > a release number (9.0), and be referred to as stable. At this point
> > Jessie will be "oldstable" and wheezy will pass into legend.
> > Whatever Sid looks like at that time, will get a new Toy Story
> > character name assigned, and become the new "testing". Sid and
> > "testing" will at that moment be identical, and will start to
> > diverge as stuff gets into Sid, and takes a while to prove itself
> > enough to get into "testing". HTH Mark
>
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