Re: Debian Sarge to Etch
From: Fred OGrady (fred.ogrady_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/28/05
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Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:53:51 -0400 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Paul,
I have a small question, (as a newbe).
Just how "Unstable" is Unstable?
I enjoyed the (accidental) upgrade to Sarge. (I updated and, when I logged
into the GUI, I was suprised to find everything changed.)
Even in Unstable, I wouldn't expect my system to be crashing every day.
Would I?
I would expect to see a gradual change in the capabilitys and features of
my system.
I have been playing with Linux for a number of years now, Caldera, Redhat,
Lindows (now Linspire), and most recently, strait Debian. I got sick of
Technicians telling me they had to re-install the OS everytime some files
got corrupt.
It seems that anyone running Unstable is actually on the cutting edge of
Debian's capabilities (and limitations).
I hope these qustions are not to off topic. I didn't want to risk Top
Posting.
thanks,
Fred OGrady
On 7/22/05, Paul E Condon <pecondon@mesanetworks.net> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Jul 23, 2005 at 12:22:05AM +0100, Philip Radford wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Are the packages from Etch available to be installed on a Sarge
> installation. I may be getting myself confused as there is also reference to
> Sid which may or may not be Etch before it is officially made stable.
> >
> > Can anybody clarify this for me.
> >
> > Many thanks.
> >
> > Regards
> > Phil
> >
>
> This is not an official response to the question.
> A few weeks ago, Sarge was officially released as the new stable version
> of Debian.
> At that moment, Sarge and Etch were de facto identical. Any package that
> was valid
> for Sarge was also valid for Etch. But Sarge is stable. That means that it
> does not
> change unless there is a recently discovered security issue that can be
> fixed with
> a patch to a few packages. And Etch is testing. That means that it does
> change as
> new versions of packages become available and are included. The whole
> process is
> gradual, but over time, the two will become less and less similar. But
> both will
> be Debian. And, no matter what happens to Etch, it will be possible to
> upgrade from
> Sarge to Etch by using apt-get dist-upgrade. If the developers discover
> that they
> have wandered into a corner where this is not possible, there will be a
> LOT OF
> NOISE AND SHOUTING. You will know about it.
>
> No one can know the future, but within that constaint, Debian trys to make
> the
> transition from one distribution smooth and gradual. And the
> underlying reality of the Debian system makes that realistically possible.
>
> So, think what is it that you are worried about? Etch will eventually
> become the
> official stable version of Debian. Before this happens, you may wish to
> use some
> packages from Etch. How badly do you want them? Badly enough to help debug
> them?
> How much pain are you willing to endure? How much pain will you have to
> endure?
> It depends on which packages you want and what is your threshold of pain.
> I
> guess that nothing about using Etch will be life threatening. So go for
> it.
>
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> Paul E Condon
> pecondon@mesanetworks.net
>
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