unsubscribe On April 22, 2021 9:24:03 AM EDT, "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amaca...@einval.com> wrote: >On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 12:35:16AM -0400, Joshua Blagden wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm trying to install Handbrake from the official Handbrake >repository so I >> can get a newer version than the one in the Debian Testing >repository. I >> would just use the one from the Debian Testing repository, but it has >a >> terrible memory leak problem, to the point where if you have it >render >> enough previews, it'll exhaust your system's memory and quit. I think >I just >> need to choose the right branch of the Handbrake repository. >Unfortunately, >> it's geared toward Ubuntu, so you have to choose the Ubuntu codename >which >> corresponds to the version of Debian that you're running. I'm running >Debian >> Testing* and I usually update every couple days to keep everything >running >> smoothly. Which version of Ubuntu does Debian Testing currently >correspond >> to? >> >> >> >> *Partially because I built my current system back in November and >Debian >> Stable didn't have a new enough kernel and GPU drivers for my system >- MSI >> B550 Gaming Plus, AMD Ryzen 5600X, Sapphire RX 5600 XT. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Josh Blagden >> > >First things first - check your /etc/apt/sources.list > >It's probably a good idea to change anything that says "testing" to >something that says bullseye right now- that way, when Bullseye gets >released >(possibly within the month) you won't end up with a huge churn as >Testing points to Bookworm and begins another two years of churn. > >To clarify, what you probably need is somethin close to this > ># > >deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main non-free contrib >deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main non-free contrib > >deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye/updates main >contrib non-free >deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye/updates >main contrib non-free > ># bullseye-updates, previously known as 'volatile' >deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-updates main contrib >non-free >deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-updates main contrib >non-free > ># This system was installed using small removable media ># (e.g. netinst, live or single CD). The matching "deb cdrom" ># entries were disabled at the end of the installation process. ># For information about how to configure apt package sources, ># see the sources.list(5) manual. > >Current Ubuntu - 21.04 - will probably have been based on a mixture of >Debian unstable/testing. > >To be honest - always take Debian native packages if you can: you >really >don't want to be mixing things and creating a FrankenDebian. > >Hope this helps, > >Andy C.
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