On 08/19/2014 12:25 PM, Sebastiaan Couwenberg wrote: > For something that claims to be a "semi-rolling distribution" their > testing snapshot is hopelessly outdated. Switching to Debian testing > proper is claimed to be supported: > > " > Updates are constantly fed to Debian Testing, where users experience > frequent regressions but also frequent bug fixes and improvements. LMDE > receives "Update Packs" which are tested snapshots of Debian Testing. > Users can experience a more stable system thanks to update packs, or > switch their sources to follow Testing, or even Unstable, directly to > get more frequent updates. > "
They have apparently realized this themselves: " After a long reflection and many discussions the decision was made to switch Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) from its current snapshot cycle to a Debian Stable package base. The transition from Update Pack 8 to Debian Jessie should be smooth and similar to a traditional UP upgrade, in sync with the upstream Jessie freeze planned for November this year. " http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2671 They've documented how to switch from the now obsolete Update Packs to Debian testing proper, see: http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2544 Kind Regards, Bas -- GPG Key ID: 4096R/E88D4AF1 Fingerprint: 8182 DE41 7056 408D 6146 50D1 6750 F10A E88D 4AF1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
