Does anyone here use Debian Sid for professional work and programming? Are you happy with this? I just want to know your opinions about this experience.
On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 7:52 AM Max Nikulin <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 23/07/2024 09:23, Max Nikulin wrote: > >> On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 00:25:27 +0500, 타토카 wrote: > >>> I have read on the official Debian website about sid (in russian > >>> version): > >>> "Maybe. There was one real case where PAM broke. PAM checks all > >>> users, so > >>> without PAM no one can login, even as a root. If you work in a > >>> precarious > >>> environment, you must be able to handle such situations.". > [...] > > It is just a warning that Sid is for experienced Debian users who have > > knowledge and time to recover their system in the case of failure. > > > > This particular one may originate from > > <http://wooledge.org/~greg/sidfaq.html#14> > > Another variant was in the wiki even before adoption of that page: > > <https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable?action=recall&rev=1> > 2004-01-11 21:34:01 > > One of the real funnies was when pam broke. Pam does all the user > > checking, so without pam no-one can log in. Not even root could log in. > > You must be able to handle such situation when you're running Unstable. > > > >
