On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:50:03 -0400, Ken Heard posted: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Thorny wrote: > > <snip> > >> Close to release time, Debian "testing" does become very stable and easy >> to use, after a new "stable" release, testing becomes more volatile and >> doesn't have as good security upgrades, that's because it's "testing". >> Expect some breakage, it's "testing". >> >> When you come to the list for help be sure to specify that you are using >> "testing" by that or by codename. > > > When I upgraded from Sarge (my first Debian distro) to Etch and again from > Etch to Lenny, I waited until the then current testing was "frozen" before > upgrading to it from the then current stable, because I perceived > (correctly I had hoped) there would be a frenzy of bug correcting between > the freeze date and the stable declaration date. For both upgrades I ran > into minor problems which in most -- but not all -- cases were eliminated > during that period. I expect to do the same thing when Squeeze is frozen. >
This is a very common method that quite a few people use, my point was for posters to identify which branch they are using when reporting troubles and/or asking for advice on this list. Note: You do not get the same security upgrade support with "testing" that you do with "stable" but that might not matter for your specific install. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
