On Mon, 26 Jun 2023 23:06:41 -0400 Greg Wooledge <g...@wooledge.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:51:36PM -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > On Mon, 26 Jun 2023 22:10:38 -0400 > > Greg Wooledge <g...@wooledge.org> wrote: > > > > > DO NOT USE "stable" IN YOUR sources.list FILE! > > > > > And this is because... ? > [snip] > If you use the "stable" label in your source.list file, and if you > also use automatic upgrades, there is an extremely high chance that > your system will perform a *partial* release upgrade at some random > time when you are not expecting it, and that this will leave your > system in a bad state. > Well then, we're cool. Because I don't know how to do automatic upgrades, and I wouldn't do them if I knew. If I wanted that sort of system, I'd use Arch. I don't "upgrade" my system until Debian does (as in every couple of years). When I do, I typically wipe and reinstall to remove cruft I've installed which I don't need but have forgotten to remove. My reinstall/upgrade is typically driven by a "dkpg --set-selections" where I have a list of essential packages I maintain. It's a lot of manual work (hacking configs mainly), but I only have to do it every couple of years. Paul -- Paul M. Foster Personal Blog: http://noferblatz.com Company Site: http://quillandmouse.com Software Projects: https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster
