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Debian Documentation is very extensive and it extensively explains that you should use Sid and not Testing.
why? isn't it more stable than unstable?
@tubbadu the problem are security updates, that get to testing later
Integrating
debsecanwithaptand pulling security updates fromexperimentalandunstableis trivial as demonstrated here.@TunaCowboy nice, thanks!
isn't this also true for stable?
@tubbadu no, stable gets them sooner than testing https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-manual/ch10.en.html#security-support-testing
oh this is strange! thank you very much!
Some points I handpicked for you. Ignore the uninformed masses.
tldr: "The goal of the Debian project is to produce Stable". Sid is essentially a rolling release, it's nothing like Fedora Rawhide in the old days when was essentially a testbed for Red Hat but it's not meant to be as smooth as, let's say, Arch or Tumbleweed. Testing in the other hand isn't merely some layer between Unstable and Stable, it's part of a bigger project, Testing exists for the sake of Stable, not for the sake of Testing. Same logic applies to Unstable but you do achieve some level of "just works" when you're just pushing all the latest software, after all Debian also has Experimental but you should still expect breakage when something truly major happens.
Although this is useful information, gratuitous displays of hubris are gross. You should do yourself a favor and keep reading - it is clear that the decision should be up to the user after careful consideration.
All of the issues in regard to
testinghave well known mitigations which are trivial to implement. You can find this information and the corresponding links hereThanks for the downvote.
I didn't downvote any of your posts, have fun being toxic.
Oh, looks like I hit a nerve.
And that's why Windows users say Linux is for nerds. At that point it would easier to switch to Arch, or at least just use Sid and maybe set up some rollback mechanisms.