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Re: System maintenance



Moving this back on list so every gets the benefit.

On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 02:38:21PM -0500, cothrige wrote:
> * Roberto C. Sanchez (roberto@connexer.com) wrote:
> >
> > I like it because you can configure it to update the package list and do
> > nothing, to update the package list and download any pending updates but
> > not install them, or to update, download and install all without
> > intervention.
> 
> Sounds really quite good.  I do have one question though.  I had
> initially thought to install Sarge, but after two downloads and two
> separate discs burned, I could not succesfully do so.  So, I went with
> Etch.  What I am wondering is if an automated tool like this will work
> as well for testing as it will for stable?  I am assuming that there
> is much more change to the packages in testing and therefore more than
> security updates.  Will that possibly cause problems, if you see what
> I am getting at?
> 
With Etch there will be more updates.  I also recommend against having
them automatically installed since they may be more disruptive.  The
main problem is that the freeze is impending.  This means that there is
a flurry of activity as maintainers try and get updated version of their
packages into Sid in time for them to migrate to Etch.  Your call.

Regards,

-Roberto

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Roberto C. Sanchez
http://people.connexer.com/~roberto
http://www.connexer.com

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