Re: First Debian install was a fiasco

[Tim <tim.hoebeek@vub.ac.be>]

> > I like the stability and security of the stable branch, but would like
> > more frequent updates for certain packages (on a workstation, at
> > least).
>
>
> http://www.backports.org/  http://www.apt-get.org/
>
> What more do you need?

Time :-)

What would be the main difference between stable+backports and testing then?

> > I used the new installer (beta) to install a stable base version. I
> > installed no extra packages at that time, because I was going to
> > install the necessary packages later on with apt.
> > I've read some sites about apt pinning and added the testing and
> > unstable repositories to my sources.list file.
> >
> > After some forcing and trial and error, I know this is not the way to
> > do it, but I still don't know what is. Can anybody tell me what I did
> > wrong and what I should do?
>
>
> Apt-pinning is considered harmful unless you know *exactly* what
> you're doing.  Otherwise, use backports and let apt do it's job.

Thanks!


Cheers,
Tim