Re: systemd waisted 5 hours of my work time today
On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:51:48 +0200
deloptes <deloptes@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Johann Spies wrote:
>
> > This morning my work laptop would not boot. I could not even get to
> > single
> > user mode initially and when I got as far as that I could not type
> > anything on the terminal. I suspect some upgrade yesterday caused
> > it.
>
> No one is doing upgrades during the week - do it on Friday evening -
> you have then whole weekend to fix whatever needs to be fixed.
> Secondly you never do an update/upgrade without a backup correct?
> Especially when it comes to a production system.
>
> Simple rules - if you stick to them - never waste time!
>
> Using debian stable for more then 10years now - never had issues with
> it - at least recently - update/upgrade works perfect - but still I
> prefer to do it on Friday - just in case something make break
>
> you and only you are responsible for what you are doing - read the GPL
>
> regards
Deloptes,
What a ringing endorsement of Debian. Expect the upgrade not to work,
do it on Friday evening (assuming no work to be done on the weekend,
and that's kind of a 20th century assumption), and do a backup first:
Not just any backup, but a bare metal backup complete with dd'ed MBR or
GPT.
But never gripe about the result, even if the packager's have made
obvious missteps! The packagers need no feedback, read the GPL.
Deloptes, I think you have a great future ahead of you as a publicity
manager for Comcast.
By the way, a bare metal backup before a major operation *is* a good
idea, and fairly easy to do with ddrescue if you have a big honking usb
connected disk and a System Rescue CD CD. I'm just saying it's not a
substitute for at least a tiny bit of due diligence by the packagers
and the people determining the direction of Debian.
SteveT
Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/
Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance
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