Hi, On 2020/12/27 08:01, M. Zhou wrote: > Hi folks, > > I don't quite understand the meaning of automatic upgrades on a rolling > system such as Debian/Sid. According to my own experience, such > automatic upgrades could be dangerous. > > Recently package ppp is pending for upgrade but it does not co-exist > with my currently installed network-manager. Today when I was shutting > down my machine, Gnome automatically checked the "install updates ..." > box for me before I realized its existence. As a result, the system > reboots and installed ppp by force, removing network-manager and break > my system for daily use as I need network-manager for wifi-access. > > I've been a daily Sid user for at least 4 years. Automatic upgrades are > to blame for nearly all my system troubles. And I feel very > disappointed every time linux behaves like M$ windows.
I run unstable as my daily driver and disable unattended upgrades every time I install a new unstable box. I like to be able to curate the list of packages I am upgrading and it allows me to ensure that I do not upgrade during large transitions, etc before things settle down. I don't think that running unstable is a good suggestion for all users looking for a more rolling release, but it works for me. Cheers -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Kyle Robbertze ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ Debian Developer ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀ https://wiki.debian.org/KyleRobbertze
