----- Original Message ---- > From: Atte Andre Jensen <atte.jensen@xxxxxxxxx> > To: Ken Restivo <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Ken Restivo wrote: > > > For example, for *two years* I ran Debian Sid on my laptop. But it > > was a snapshot from May 2007 (with I think one update sometime > > afterwards). So it was quite stable, even though Sid is always under > > heavy construction. I solved the instability problem by never typing > > "apt-get upgrade" :-) > > Of course by doing this you 1) never get security upgrades, and 2) > eventually can't install software anymore, since the current versions > starts needing newer libs. > > I also did something similar (ran debian stable, doing my upgrades, > though) for years, but switched back to a rolling upgrade (but not > before gigs) model. ATM I'd rather handle problems once in a while, one > at the time, and be able to work with new versions of the software I run. > > -- > Atte > > http://atte.dk http://modlys.dk http://virb.com/atte Another way is to run two or three partitions on your box and a separate data partition/drive. Keep two sid partitions, run dist-upgrade on them alternately. If you get a conflict, freeze or some other weirdness on one, don't upgrade the other until the coast is clear, ie. the first partition upgrades cleanly again. Install bug-buddy so you will be given a list of bugs and the choice to abort before continuing any upgrade. And I don't think you get any security updates for sid, you would have to keep a third stable partition for that. And don't forget - Sid is named after the boy who destroys toys ;) HTH Norv ____________________________________________________________________________________ Access Yahoo!7 Mail on your mobile. Anytime. Anywhere. Show me how: http://au.mobile.yahoo.com/mail _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
