Re: Stable and testing together?
Hello,
On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 11:28:24AM +0200, Hans wrote:
> Is there any reason, why not using oldstable, stable and testing together?
While some maintainers do commit to test and support their packages
from "testing" on "stable", the usual case is that this has never
been tested and is not supported.
As soon as you do an "apt update" on a stable system that has
"testing" in its apt sources, it will cease to be a supported
configuration. It will be partially or totally Debian testing.
Sooner or later this WILL cause bugs, which users of "testing" are
expected to be able to diagnose and handle.
Adding oldstable in the mix as well just makes that problem worse.
But if it works for you, great! When it stops working you will get
to keep both pieces. 😀
Cheers,
Andy
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