Adam Hardy wrote:
andy on 11/04/07 20:12, wrote:
John Hasler wrote:
If I wanted to remain current (w/out being bleeding-edge ala Sid),
would I now be adjusting my apt-sources-list to look for "testing"
rather than "etch" as they do now?
How risky is this on a workstation/desktop-&-music-&-Net box?
It depends how often you are going to do an across-the-board upgrade
of all your packages to stay current, and I guess it depends alot on
knowing what you are doing. I guess if you have to ask, you will end
up learning alot!
That's what happened to me. I stayed with etch through about 18 months
of testing and found every 3 months I would encounter some
mind-bending problem concerning things I never knew existed. Would
spend an hour or a day sorting it out with help from this list and
elsewhere.
Adam, your response was quite provocative!
While I am fascinated by computers and have enjoyed my forays into
programming and networking I cannot claim to be anything more than a
user who would prefer a trouble-free computing experience, but isn't
afraid about getting my hands dirty if need's be. So, on this basis, and
noting that I have my trusty update manager doing all of the nitty
gritty for me, what am I realistically looking at if I adapt my
sources-list to "testing" (as they had been prior to Etch becoming Etch)?
The plot thickens ... :)