wanas

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I am a ubuntu user but I want to go to the next level to use debian because what I heard of it, but I get confused to what to install on my computer do I install debian testing or debain stable with testing repositories.

- I want to use this system to the home use only.
- I want to use the newest packages because the stable packages is too old to use.
- What about using more than one repository i.e stable with testing with unstable at the same time (the same sourcelist)
- Is the testing and unstable sid packages good enough for the home use?

AlucardZero

Do not mix stable and testing, they get too far apart. Much better to run straight testing for a desktop machine, or to mix testing and unstable. Personally I run straight testing until I know I want something from unstable. Unstable is usually pretty stable, but it is named Sid for a reason.

You can get a Testing install CD at http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/ . Alternately, you can install Stable, change your sources.list, and immediately upgrade to testing.

utanja

I have been running unstable (sid) with minimal if any problems that i could not resolve with ease....

wanas

and what about the experimental packages what is the best way to install them? to put the experimental repos or what I can do with them?

AlucardZero

You don't want to run experimental, that's where things are actually broken.

craigevil

Debian User Forums :: View topic - Howto: Set up and Maintain a Mixed Testing/Unstable System
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=15612