"Tim" == Tim Verry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Tim> If one were to put "deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ Tim> unstable main contrib non-free" in my sources.list, uh, I Tim> mean one's sources.list, then ran apt-get upgrade and watched Tim> about 200 packages get upgraded, what exactly would the Tim> result be on so and so's previously woody Debian Tim> installation?
You would get new features, cool new software, and all the latest bugs. unstable is the bleeding edge, run it you are prepared to experience all the bugs that are a part of developing a Linux distribution. Try the 'testing' distribution instead of 'unstable' if you really want the newer software. Stuff in testing has spent a few days in unstable without anyone complaining about it. But expect a few problems here and there. Also, upgrading to any of these could in theory actually break your system (remember, they are called 'testing' and 'unstable' for a reason ;-). Tim> If a person had done this, is there any way to downgrade Tim> certain things back to earlier versions? The short answer is: no. The long answer seems to be: maybe. I've never done it, so I'll keep my opinion to myself. Cheers! Shyamal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]