Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]
Groups > linux.debian.user > #175509
| From | maderios <maderios@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? |
| Date | 2016-12-07 15:30 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <sLLol-1fC-9@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <sLxEJ-fz-17@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On 12/07/2016 12:45 AM, Martin T wrote:
> Hi,
>
> what are advantages of using Debian "backports"("jessie-backports" in
> sources.list file) over "testing"("testing" in sources.list file)? As
Hi
You can't compare, they are completely different. Backport packages have
stable/Jessie compatibility. Testing/Stretch and Sid are very close to
each other. Very far from stable/jessie-backports/Jessie.
--
Maderios
Back to linux.debian.user | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread
Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? Martin T <m4rtntns@gmail.com> - 2016-12-07 00:50 +0100
Re: Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2016-12-07 01:40 +0100
Re: Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? Martin T <m4rtntns@gmail.com> - 2016-12-07 14:30 +0100
Re: Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2016-12-07 15:10 +0100
Re: Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? Martin T <m4rtntns@gmail.com> - 2016-12-07 15:20 +0100
Re: Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-12-07 15:20 +0100
Re: Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? maderios <maderios@gmail.com> - 2016-12-07 15:30 +0100
Re: Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? Martin T <m4rtntns@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 12:10 +0100
Re: Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2016-12-08 12:20 +0100
Re: Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 12:30 +0100
Re: Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? Martin T <m4rtntns@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 12:50 +0100
Re: Advantages of Debian "backports" over "testing"? Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2016-12-11 08:50 +0100
csiph-web