Re: Jessie or stretch for server
One of the advantages and disadvantages of the stable Debian distro is its
conservatism. The advantage is that it is very stable and well tested.
The disadvantage is that you don't get the new cool features, but you
usually don't want those on a server anyway; and if you do, then there are
other distros that are probably more appropriate.
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2017, Brian wrote:
> On Thu 12 Jan 2017 at 11:43:02 -0800, Patrick Bartek wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:25:30 +0100 Dan <ganchya@gmail.com> 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.
> >
> > Jessie. It's rock solid. It's had years of bug and security fixes
> > under its belt. Stretch is still in development. It's not even frozen,
> > yet. That's tentatively scheduled for February.
>
> No real argument there. We have a fact or two.
>
> > > In a few months the Stretch Debian installation will automatically
> > > become "stable". Is that correct?
> >
> > More than a few. I expect it to become "stable" toward the end of this
> > year, if luck smiles on it.
>
> Sorry to use technical language, but your expectations are bollocks.
>
> Now you can produce a stream of argument which supports your "end of
> this year" assertion.
>
> > > If I install Jessie I'll have to update very soon.
> >
> > Why? Just because Stretch is the newest? Or is it because, Jessie
> > Is "old?" "New" doesn't necessarily mean "better." Just
> > because it's old stable, doesn't mean it stops working. I'm still
> > using Wheezy. Works fine 99.9% of the time. (For example, I can't play
> > Netflix on it. libnss3 library too old.) It still gets security
>
> That's a 100% failure for Netfix users.
>
> > updates and bug fixes under the extended support program, and will
> > continue to do so until Stretch is released as the new stable.
>
> Wheezy doesn't get bug fixes (not in the sense you imply).
>
> > Besides, you can always dist-upgrade "in situ," when or if, it becomes
> > necessary.
>
> If "new" in Debian doesn't mean "better", what does it mean?
>
> --
> Brian.
>
> > B
> >
>
>
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