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Re: Using Sid (was: New `no sound' problems)

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Cindy-Sue Causey wrote:
...
> I did finally figuratively "run away" while very literally "shrieking"
> one day because there were SO MANY upgrades. I wasn't able to do both
> that and the advocacy that MUST be done from behind this keyboard
> right now. That just doesn't work on dialup... unfortunately... or I
> would still be on testing.. :)

  i used to use the debdelta package/service to speed
things up and it did help quite a bit for certain
packages but i have no idea if it is really kept up
any longer.


> The first time I did testing was for Stretch. That happened to be at
> the end of the cycle just before it became stable. It spoiled me.
> Upgrades are much rarer at that point because Developers have
> consciously put a hold on any new tweaks so as to have a product
> that's legitimately ready to wear the tag "stable".
>
> Something like that... :)
>
> BECAUSE things are getting ready to roll over again sooner than later,
> I decided this week to try another testing debootstrap. In fact, let's
> do that right now. See ya! Can't do that and chat online at the same
> time, either, dialup yada-yada.. :D
>
> Cindy :)

  ok, so perhaps the above may help, or not, i don't
think it costs much to use/install.


  songbird

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New `no sound' problems Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2018-08-07 10:00 +0200
  Re: New `no sound' problems Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2018-08-07 12:50 +0200
    Re: New `no sound' problems Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2018-08-07 13:30 +0200
      Re: New `no sound' problems Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2018-08-07 14:20 +0200
  Re: New `no sound' problems deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-08-07 13:20 +0200
    Re: New `no sound' problems Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2018-08-07 14:10 +0200
      Re: New `no sound' problems Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-08-07 14:20 +0200
        Re: New `no sound' problems deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-08-08 00:20 +0200
          Re: New `no sound' problems Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-08-08 10:40 +0200
            Using Sid (was: New `no sound' problems) Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2018-08-08 13:20 +0200
              Re: Using Sid (was: New `no sound' problems) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-08-08 21:40 +0200
                Re: Using Sid (was: New `no sound' problems) deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-08-09 08:20 +0200
                Re: Using Sid (was: New `no sound' problems) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-08-09 11:20 +0200
                Re: Using Sid Nemeth Gyorgy <friczy@freemail.hu> - 2018-08-09 11:30 +0200
                Re: Using Sid Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-08-09 12:00 +0200
                Re: Using Sid deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-08-09 13:20 +0200
                Re: Using Sid (was: New `no sound' problems) deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-08-09 13:20 +0200
                Re: Using Sid (was: New `no sound' problems) Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-08-09 15:00 +0200
                Re: Using Sid (was: New `no sound' problems) songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2018-08-09 20:10 +0200
                Re: Using Sid - sound prob Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2018-08-09 21:00 +0200
  [solved?] Re: New `no sound' problems Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2018-08-07 19:50 +0200
    Re: [solved?] Re: New `no sound' problems deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-08-08 00:20 +0200
      Re: [solved?] Re: New `no sound' problems Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2018-09-04 23:00 +0200
        Re: [solved?] Re: New `no sound' problems deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-09-05 00:10 +0200
  Re: New `no sound' problems deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-08-12 19:30 +0200
    Re: New `no sound' problems Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com> - 2018-08-12 20:40 +0200

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