Re: Downloading Debian CD: "stable" or "testing"?
On 12 Jul 2005 at 1:02, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote:
> Benjamin Sher wrote:
>
> >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
> >
> >
> Please bottom post to the list. That is if you are replying to the list,
> the original message should be on the top and what ever you write should
> go underneath. That makes it easy to read the threads.
>
> Let's say you installed stable. The only package updates you will
> receive are security fixes. It is strongly advised to update your stable
> machine with the latest security releases.
>
> OTOH, if you are running testing or unstable, there could be newer
> versions of packages released over time. You might or might not want to
> install them. One approach to solve the dilemma is to install
> apt-listchanges package. This package will tell you what changes were
> made to the package in the latest versions. Upon reading this info, you
> can choose whether or not to update your package.
>
> apt-get will install packages only when you want/ask it to. It will not
> check for upgrades automatically. But by writing cron scripts, you can
> make apt-get update packages automatically. But if you are running
> testing/unstable, I strongly advise NOT to update packages
> automatically, since they are susceptible for frequent breakage.
>
> hth
> raju
Thank you again for your usual illuminating comments. I still
havent' made up my mind. Please see my latest message
on this.
Benjamin
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