Re: wheezy to testing
On Sunday 15 March 2015 12:00:27 Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:37:25 +0000
> Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Lisi,
>
> >Not "stable", no. If you use "testing" instead of a code name you will
> >effectively have a rolling release, but it will be a very rocky ride
> >for about a month after Jessie becomes Stable.
>
> I've been using 'testing' rather than a code name for years(1). It's
> very rare I've had issues as a direct result of that. Perhaps twice.
> Even after a large influx of packages after a freeze ends. For the
> most part, problems can be avoided by being selective with upgrades, so
> things don't get removed that you want/need. This may mean some
> packages are in the upgrade queue for several days, occasionally a week
> or two, until the necessary package updates migrate through from Sid.
>
> (1) Ten, at least.
Do you use aptitude? Or can this also be done with apt(-get)?
And yes, I know that this can be the case - but would you advise a newbie, who
hadn't yet learnt how to be selective with upgrades, to try it??
Being selective obviously solves - or rather avoids - the deluge problem. ;-)
Lisi
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