Re: Mouse trouble on sid
On Mon, 15 May 2023 19:35:23 +0000
"Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 08:15:42PM +0100, Joe wrote:
> > On Mon, 15 May 2023 13:26:06 -0500
> > Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > On 5/15/23 11:57, Joe wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > >
> > > Then go from there.
> > >
> > Not much to go on so far. Thanks for your suggestions. This looks
> > like a bug in an upgrade, but I can't see evidence of anyone else
> > seeing it.
> >
> > This is the real problem with running sid: not that things break,
> > but that they only break for me.
> >
>
> If you run sid, you are absolutely expected to be able to resolve any
> problems you encounter. If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces.
> That's the contract with sid, more than with the other tranches of
> Debian (which comes with no overall warranty).
>
> If you want increased stability and less shiny new stuff, you run
> stable or, if you feel able to help debug and develop it, testing.
>
> Them's the breaks: and, as ever, DontBreakDebian by mixing different
> suites.
>
Yes, I know all that, I've been running sid since sarge was stable, and
only had to reinstall twice in that time.
It's just the problems I get don't seem to happen to anyone else. But
then I suppose, like Land Rovers, there's no two identical sid
installations anywhere.
--
Joe
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