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Re: Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer)

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I install testing on all my machines*. It is very usable. Sid has given me
problems in the past, so I stay clear.

*While it is true I install testing, I should clarify that I continue to
use it as it moves into stable and then old-stable. Eventually, I hit some
kind of "you can't get there from here" state with apt, at which point I
install testing again.

John Cunningham


On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 1:06 PM Sam <debian@samueldgv.com> wrote:

> Thanks for your points of view! I agree that Stable comes at a cost, and
> of
> course if I ever were to set up a server Debian would probably be my
> choice.
>
> Regarding derivatives, I know about Ubuntu, Mint, etc., but I don't
> exactly
> like distributions tied to or ultimately dependant on commercial entities
> (I
> want a change of air after going through Ubuntu, openSUSE...)
>
> I have also seen independent Debian derivatives (MX Linux comes to mind),
> but
> they either used backports or the Testing distribution.
>
> I would happily consider using Debian Testing for example, but wherever I
> see
> someone asking about it I always find someone discouraging from using it
> due
> to the possibility of having broken or unsecure packages for a long time
> due
> to it being automated. Is it actually usable for a Workstation? The same
> would
> apply to Sid, I can no longer allow myself to fix big breakages after
> broken
> updates (I don't know if that really happens often in Sid)
>
> Thanks,
> Sam
>
>
>

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Re: Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer) Sam <debian@samueldgv.com> - 2020-02-25 19:10 +0100
  Re: Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user  (and a Debian newcomer) Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2020-02-25 19:20 +0100
    Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer) John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2020-02-25 20:30 +0100
  Re: Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user  (and a Debian newcomer) John Cunningham <djohngo@gmail.com> - 2020-02-25 19:20 +0100
  Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-02-26 01:10 +0100
    Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a  Debian newcomer) Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-02-26 07:10 +0100
      Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2020-02-26 14:40 +0100
      Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a  Debian newcomer) Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-02-26 14:40 +0100
        Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2020-02-26 17:50 +0100
          Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a  Debian newcomer) Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-02-26 23:20 +0100
            Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a  Debian newcomer) Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-02-27 02:10 +0100
              Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2020-02-27 15:10 +0100
                Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-02-27 15:40 +0100
                Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-02-27 16:40 +0100
            Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-02-27 16:30 +0100
  Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Didar Hossain <didar@purlo.in> - 2020-02-29 12:10 +0100

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