Re: Why does Debian have code names for releases?
On Mon, 26 Jun 2023 22:10:38 -0400
Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 09:53:33PM -0400, paulf@quillandmouse.com
> wrote:
> > > * Stable/OldStable/OldOldStable to refer to the current and
> > > previous releases
> >
> > This sounds good in theory, but in the sources.list file, Debian
> > defaults to the code names, not "stable"/"testing"/"unstable".
> > Fixing this requires a manual edit.
>
> DO NOT USE "stable" IN YOUR sources.list FILE!
>
> EVER!!
>
> GRRRRRRRR!!!
>
And this is because... ? And do you mind if I use "testing"?
Paul
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