Re: Debian stable + backports + testing

[Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com>]

On 8/28/21 5:35 PM, Yoann LE BARS wrote:

> Hello everybody out there!
>
> On 2021/08/29 at 02:26 am, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
> > That said, Dan's advice is quite solid: have your mixed environment in a
> > VM, chroot, or other virtual environment.  When it gets into an unusable
> > state (it very likely will at some point, especially as testing further
> > diverges from stable), you can wipe it clean and start over.
> >       
> 	So, here is the way I get it: use Debian stable + backports as the
> system basis.
>     
    Stability is really important for me. 
    I am more conservative and I Don't use Backports*. Stable Only.
    
    my experimenting is done on other machines or separate systems
    (multi-boot)
    
    *clipped from the Debian Wiki (https://wiki.debian.org/Backports)
    
    "Backports are recompiled packages from testing (mostly)
    and unstable
    (in a few cases only, e.g. security updates), so they will run
    without new libraries (wherever it is possible) on a stable Debian
    distribution. It is recommended to pick out single backports which
    fit your needs, and not to use all backports available."
> For cutting edge tests, use a virtual machine in which,
> well, any adventurous experiment needed can be done, as it can be thrown
> away any time.
>
> 	Well, it seems quite reasonable. Thank you for the advice!
>
> 	Best regards.
>
>