-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2016-01-25 10:34, Francis Gerund wrote: >>> >>> -- 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 >> >> > > > > Hi. > > I am not using testing - yet. Here is the current > /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 > > > > > --- So, how about this proposed /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/ 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/ testing-updates main contrib > non-free deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing-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 > > Is this about right, to convert from stable to permanent testing? > Or has having backports enabled already made it not doable?
Adam Wilson did say _not_ to use jessie-backports, as it would be "pointless". You could I suppose use testing-backports instead, but there will be nothing in it until after testing becomes stable. Regards, Ken -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlalrSYACgkQlNlJzOkJmTdh/wCeNDdpPBzJAw0vZmBcaYt9Zl/6 LicAn2RpbBq5KyVHq8bu9RRkoKY+nfuB =JT6z -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
