AG wrote:
Hi
Having recently upgraded to sid, I want to try to ensure that I am
able to maintain a more or less stable system under those
circumstances and in the full knowledge that, by definition, sid is
unstable and may be subject to breakages.
With this in mind, what do the more experienced sid users do in terms
of the daily updates of packages that come through - for example - the
Update Notification? I know that sidux users rely on some scripts -
sxmi and sgfi (??) I think - but I wonder if that is what native sid
users rely on or do you have your own recipes for maintaining
reasonable stability? For example, the use of scripts such as those
from sidux, or not doing a daily system update or ... ?
Thanks for any tips/ steers.
AG
My thanks to all who replied with ideas, tips and advice. Very helpful
with some real gems that I will copy to a text file just in case all
goes to hell in a hand-basket through my carelessness. Coupled with the
research I must do with a back up routine, I am hoping that I will be
able to weather most storms that unstable might send downstream.
As an aside, I noticed that none of the respondents picked up on the
scripts sxmi, et al. Is that because of a lack of experience with
these, or because they are no good, or possibly because they are
superfluous from the perspective of an experienced sid user?
Once again. Many thanks list. I appreciate your input.
Best wishes
AG
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