Re: old entries in sources.list?
On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 22:15:21 +0200, 🦓 wrote:
> Gisteren schreef lists@nodatagrabbing.com:
> > I can't tell you if it is the "best" way to do things, but I have always
> > just deleted the entries associated with the previous release when I
> > upgraded distros. I never have noticed any disadvantages when doing that.
>
> if that is so safe, then i would just suggest a stable
> file:/etc/apt/sources.list.d/stable.list simply specifying
> deb http://deb.debian.org/ stable main
> deb-src http://deb.debian.org/ stable main
There are some issues with this.
* Don't use the word "stable" in sources.list, because it points to a
moving target. When a new stable occurs, "stable" will point to the
next release, and that is a VERY BAD IDEA. You don't want a surprise
partial upgrade to occur. Release upgrades require planning.
* You're missing the non-free-firmware section which most users will
need for hardware support.
* You're missing the security update source, which almost everyone will
want, unless their system is un-networked during normal operation,
and even then, they might still want security updates periodically.
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