On Friday, 16-08-2024 at 03:57 Greg Wooledge wrote:
> 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.
>
>
Greg,
Thanks for the above useful info. As stated previously, in most cases I have
not strayed far from basic installations provided by the Installer.
George
