On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:57:09 -0500 Francis Gerund <ranr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > If I run debian 8 (jessie) stable, and this is > my /etc/apt/sources.list : > > > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.2.0 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 NETINST > Binary-1 20150906-11:09]/ jessie main > > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main > contrib non-free > deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main > contrib non-free > > deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main > contrib non-free > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main > contrib non-free > > # jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile' > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main > contrib non-free > deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main > contrib non-free > > # jessie-backports, previously on backports.debian.org > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main > contrib non-free > deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main > contrib non-free > > > -- then would these be the correct entries to update to permanent > testing: > > > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.2.0 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 NETINST > Binary-1 20150906-11:09]/ jessie main > > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main > contrib non-free > deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main > contrib non-free > > deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main > contrib non-free > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main > contrib non-free > > # jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile' > # deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main > contrib non-free > # deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main > contrib non-free > > # jessie-backports, previously on backports.debian.org > # deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main > contrib non-free > # deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main > contrib non-free > > > -- or, would something else be better? > Something else would be better- not using jessie-backports. If you're already using testing, enabling jessie-backports is pointless and will put you halfway into FrankenDebian territory. Beware. I would do something like this: deb http://http.debian.net/debian testing main deb http://http.debian.net/debian testing-updates main deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main
