On Mon, Dec 07, 2020 at 06:06:43PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > On Tue, 8 Dec 2020 00:00:54 +0000 > Mark Fletcher <mark2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 1. Does anyone have any advice (or a link to offcial advice) > > regarding whether a new bullseye install is better done with the > > testing installer at this time, or by first installing buster and > > then upgrading? > > In general, you are better off installing new rather than upgrading. > Installing new means less Buster cruft on your system compared to > upgrading buster. Upgrading is a PITA. Why install and then upgrade > when installing will get you what you want? >
Thanks, great to know -- but just for the record that didn't use to be the advice -- I'm sure a search through the archives of this list will show times when people advised that the way to install testing was to install stable and then upgrade. That sounded like a faff, for exactly the reasons you mentioned, hence why I asked -- was hoping I'd get the answer you gave! Anyone have any thoughts on the second question I asked? Thanks Mark
