Re: How unstable is unstable?
On Thu, Apr 22, 1999 at 06:06:29PM -0500, Christian Dysthe wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have have been using Debian for a couple of months and I am happy with how
> it runs.
>
> As a new user I wonder about stable vs unstable. I often get in trouble because
> I need to compile software that for instance depends on libc6 or a newer
> versions of GTK. The result is that I have been updating parts of my system to
> be able to run certain applications.
>
> So my question is: Does unstable mean
> you will have all kinds of crashes and unexpected behavior, or does it mean
> that some programs might have more bugs than running in the stable
> distribution?
>
> I mean, if unstable means it has as many bugs as Windows, "the
> whole world" could actually be tricked into using it ;) (see: MS Market
> policies). But I assume higher standards here, and wonder how unstable it
> actually would be on my box?
>
> I know stability is essentila to people using Linux as for instance web servers,
> and that 92% uptime is MUCH worse than 98%. But for me, a normal business user,
> the only thing that really conserns me is if running unstable means I often will
> loose data or that I will have to go back to work like I did with Win 98: 20%
> of my work day dealing with rebooting.
>
> It is almost too easy to do: "apt-get dist-upgrade". Should I? :)
>
> Advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
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> Regards,
> Christian Dysthe
> Email: cdysthe@bigfoot.com
> http://www.bigfoot.com/~cdysthe
> ICQ 3945810
> Date: 22-Apr-99
> Time: 18:06:29
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I have had great luck so far with potato, the exceptions are some non-essential packages.
I have not filled out bug reports so I will not name names, except maybe Satan. :>
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