On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 00:48:20 +1000, George at Clug wrote: > On Thursday, 15-08-2024 at 19:05 Hans wrote: > > FYI I am running a backport kernel, it is 6.9.7+bpo-amd64. > > Is this what is called a "Frankendebian" ?
No. Backports are reasonably safe. Installing one doesn't break all your dependencies and lock you into the testing or unstable branch the way an actual Frankendebian does. (A real Frankendebian results from installing packages from testing, unstable or experimental on a stable or older-than-stable system.) > How stable is using a backport kernel in Bookworm? I've generally heard positive experiences from people who do it, but I'd still only recommend it if you actually *need* the newer kernel, e.g. for hardware support. You don't get security updates for backport kernels, so I'd strongly oppose it if you're running an exposed server. But for a desktop system in a normal kind of setup (behind a firewall, or on a private network) it should be within reasonable expectations of security.
