Re: Debian Sid. General questions.

[Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com>]

On 23/07/2024 02:30, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 00:25:27 +0500, 타토카 wrote:
> > I have read on the official Debian website about sid (in russian version):
> > "Maybe. There was one real case where PAM broke. PAM checks all users, so
> > without PAM no one can login, even as a root. If you work in a precarious
> > environment, you must be able to handle such situations.".
>
> It sounds like it was discussing either a real problem that happened
> in the past, or a hypothetical problem that *could* happen in the future.

It is just a warning that Sid is for experienced Debian users who have 
knowledge and time to recover their system in the case of failure.

This particular one may originate from
<http://wooledge.org/~greg/sidfaq.html#14>
> Should I use sid on my desktop?
>
> If you think you can handle a broken Debian system, sure. Do you know
> what to do if libpam0g breaks, preventing all logins? Do you know what
> to do if grep breaks, causing the boot process to hang forever? These
> things have happened. They will happen again.
>
> If you'd like to avoid the brown-paper-bag bugs like these, then use
> testing instead.

and was removed later from the English page:
<https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable?action=diff&rev2=77&rev1=76>

Check English wiki pages, usually they are getting updates more frequently.

Even Arch recommends to read their latest news before starting upgrade.