Re: Downloading Debian CD: "stable" or "testing"?
Dear kamaraju:
Thank you again. One last question:
If I install the stable sarge release, and someone issues a new
debian package for some application, how do you decide whether
to install it or not? Does apt-get take care of all that
automatically?
Thank you.
Benjamin
On 11 Jul 2005 at 22:34, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote:
> Benjamin Sher wrote:
>
> >Dear Kamaraju:
> >
> >Thank you so much for the clear presentation.
> >
> >
> >
> >>You can always update from sarge to Etch. But you cannot go from Etch to
> >>Sarge.
> >>
> >>raju
> >>
> >>
> >
> >That's a key point! So it makes sense to install Sarge and then
> >update to Etch. One last question: Is this update seamless? Can
> >it be done easily through Synaptic? And when can I update or
> >when should I update? What has your experience been in the
> >past?
> >
> >Thank you.
> >
> >Benjamin
> >
> >
> Please keep replies on the list. That way others who read the archives
> will also benefit from the discussion.
>
> Usually the updates between stable releases are seamless. But the
> updates between stable to testing or testing to unstable are not
> guaranteed. Though not guaranteed, usually you can upgrade without any
> problems.
>
> You should upgrade from sarge to etch only when you become confident of
> administering a Debian box. If you are running testing, you should be
> able to solve any problems you encounter. If you are not confident to do
> that, then stick with sarge. If you want to have some excitement and
> help Debian maintainers identify bugs, then run testing or unstable.
>
> raju
>
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> Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
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> Cornell University
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