Re: installing from debian-gis on LMDE (MATE)
On 08/19/2014 12:25 PM, Sebastiaan Couwenberg wrote:
> For something that claims to be a "semi-rolling distribution" their
> testing snapshot is hopelessly outdated. Switching to Debian testing
> proper is claimed to be supported:
>
> "
> Updates are constantly fed to Debian Testing, where users experience
> frequent regressions but also frequent bug fixes and improvements. LMDE
> receives "Update Packs" which are tested snapshots of Debian Testing.
> Users can experience a more stable system thanks to update packs, or
> switch their sources to follow Testing, or even Unstable, directly to
> get more frequent updates.
> "
They have apparently realized this themselves:
"
After a long reflection and many discussions the decision was made to
switch Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) from its current snapshot cycle
to a Debian Stable package base. The transition from Update Pack 8 to
Debian Jessie should be smooth and similar to a traditional UP upgrade,
in sync with the upstream Jessie freeze planned for November this year.
"
http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2671
They've documented how to switch from the now obsolete Update Packs to
Debian testing proper, see:
http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2544
Kind Regards,
Bas
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