Re: Upgrading Squeeze to SID
On Mon, Aug 29 2011, SZERVÁC Attila wrote:
> R U a Debian Developer?
> If not, DON'T upgrade to *UNSTABLE* ('sid') distribution. 'sid' is the
> *UNSTABLE*, *very buggy*, *INCONSISTENT* distribution for *Debian
> developers only* - if U want new packages, use Debian Backports or
> *testing* (wheezy).
I think this might be overdoing the fear, uncertainty, and
doubt a trifle. Yes, unstable can be unstable at times. Packages are
pushed to Sid after testing on the developer box, but little
integration testing is done, so it is certainly possible that Sid might
be broken. In 16 years of running unstable, the number of times when I
have encountered major breakage can be counted on my fingers (and no
need to take off my socks).
I would not call it very buggy or inconsistent, and I don't
think this should be considered developer only (We do want technically
competent people testing Sid, so bugs do not get into testing).
Sid should be approached with caution, and if you do not feel
comfortable diagnosing the problem, and looking here or on the dev
mailing list, or on the bug tracking system for a work around and fixes,
you should certainly consider testing.
However, if you are comfortable with Linux, running Sid is an
option. I have been doing it forever (I do have a laptop, and I only
upgrade the laptop _after_ a successful upgrade of my devel box, so I
have at least one working machine)
manoj
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