Re: Jessie or stretch for server
On 2017-01-12, Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 02:25:30PM +0100, Dan wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm going to install Debian on a file server (NFS and postgres) for a
>> small group of people. It will be in an intranet, no direct connection
>> to Internet.
>>
>> Should I install Jessie or Stretch? I've always used stable. My
>> understanding is that at this point Stretch is quite stable, the
>> versions of the packages won't change and there won't be major changes
>> in the packages, only security/bug updates.
>>
>> In a few months the Stretch Debian installation will automatically
>> become "stable". Is that correct?
>>
>> If I install Jessie I'll have to update very soon.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Daniel
>>
>
> I almost always pick "stable". The only question you have to ask yourself:
> Will "stable" cover all of my requirements? If you can answer "yes" to this
> go with stable.
>
> Changes in strech can be as interrupting as having to upgrade _once_. So
> there is no benefit just because you might have to "upgrade soon".
>
> -H
>
>
I completely agree. Bear in mind too that jessie will continue to be
supported for at least one year after the release of stretch. There will
be no immediate pressure to upgrade.
--
Liam
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