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02-28-2009, 05:47 PM
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Registered: Aug 2008
Location: Alexandria, Egypt
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10
Posts: 158
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debian testing vs debian stable with testing repositories?
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?
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02-28-2009, 06:23 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2006
Location: USA
Distribution: Debian
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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.
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02-28-2009, 07:47 PM
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Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Europe:Salzburg Austria USA:Orlando,Florida;
Distribution: Debian
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I have been running unstable (sid) with minimal if any problems that i could not resolve with ease....
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02-28-2009, 09:17 PM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2008
Location: Alexandria, Egypt
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10
Posts: 158
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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?
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02-28-2009, 10:26 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2006
Location: USA
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 4,824
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You don't want to run experimental, that's where things are actually broken.
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02-28-2009, 11:23 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: OZ
Distribution: Debian Sid/RPIOS
Posts: 4,911
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Debian User Forums :: View topic - Howto: Set up and Maintain a Mixed Testing/Unstable System
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=15612
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