Re: How unstable is Unstable?
On Sunday 19 March 2006 17:50, Leonid Grinberg wrote:
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> Unstable, I know, does not have this problem. So I am wondering, how
> unstable is it? I might be getting a new computer within a few months,
> and am considering installing Debian Unstable on it. But what should I
> expect? Will it crash a few times a month, or a day? How much work is
> it?
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> --
> Leonid Grinberg
> lgrinberg@gmail.com
I am running Unstable here and very rarely encounter problems. However, I've
found it necessary to be prudent about the upgrading and use apt-listbugs
too. When a big transition is going through, like a new version of xorg or a
new Gnome or KDE, I wait till it's all or nearly all in and check the mailing
list for any signs of trouble before upgrading. The only program that has
consistently been a pain the last six months is udev.
I tried Testing but eventually gave up and moved to Unstable. Testing seemed
to have too many packages missing or stuck in a queue. Quite a lot of stuff
seemed rather behind the times but this came with no more stability than in
Unstable, in my experience.
I wouldn't use Debian Unstable for something very important, but it is my #1
choice for ordinary messing around on a desktop.
:)
Fish
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