Re: Testing Jessie in a chroot?
On Tue 24 Nov 2015 at 16:05:32 -0500, Gary Dale wrote:
> On 24/11/15 10:22 AM, Marc Shapiro wrote:
> >I am still running Wheezy and would like to test Jessie before committing
> >to it. Is a chroot a viable method? If so, can someone point me to a
> >link on how best to set it up and use it. I will want to test it with,
> >and without, systemd. Would a dual boot be a better way to test this?
> >
> >Marc
> >
>
> I'm going to vote on the side of a virtual machine. The advantage of a
> virtual machine is that you don't need to do anything more if you decide to
> keep it. Virtual machines are great for servers as they can keep multiple
> services isolated (e.g. Samba DC in one, File & Print in another, etc.).
> Once set up with a virtual machine infrastructure you can test upgrades
> easily.
The advantages of Debian on a USB stick is that its operation is
independent of any other operating system on the machine (or with the
vagaries which come with other software) and thet it can easily be moved
from machine to machine.
Other than a knowledge of d-i it does not require learning about extra
software configuration and there is no intermediary between it and the
bare metal.
Which is not to say a virtual machine wouldn't do a decent job if
configured correctly.
> As for systemd, you can select the init system during boot so you don't need
> two installs for that.
Good point.
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