AG writes:
With this in mind, what do the more experienced sid users do in terms of
the daily updates of packages that come through - for example - the
Update Notification?
Nothing. I make no attempt to "track" Unstable. I keep an eye on what's
new and what is being reported broken on debian-devel and upgrade
individual packages when I see a need for the new version (security,
enhanced functionality). Occasionally, when things are looking
particularly stable and I have some time I do a dist-upgrade. I haven't
had anything break in years. Of course, I don't use a "desktop
environment"...
That's a reasonable point John. I have picked up that GNOME is rather
a tricky DE in sid, for instance. But I *do* use a DE, so I'll have to
bear that in mind as I come to grips with sid in the future.