I install testing on all my machines*. It is very usable. Sid has given me problems in the past, so I stay clear.
*While it is true I install testing, I should clarify that I continue to use it as it moves into stable and then old-stable. Eventually, I hit some kind of "you can't get there from here" state with apt, at which point I install testing again. John Cunningham On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 1:06 PM Sam <deb...@samueldgv.com> wrote: > Thanks for your points of view! I agree that Stable comes at a cost, and > of > course if I ever were to set up a server Debian would probably be my > choice. > > Regarding derivatives, I know about Ubuntu, Mint, etc., but I don't > exactly > like distributions tied to or ultimately dependant on commercial entities > (I > want a change of air after going through Ubuntu, openSUSE...) > > I have also seen independent Debian derivatives (MX Linux comes to mind), > but > they either used backports or the Testing distribution. > > I would happily consider using Debian Testing for example, but wherever I > see > someone asking about it I always find someone discouraging from using it > due > to the possibility of having broken or unsecure packages for a long time > due > to it being automated. Is it actually usable for a Workstation? The same > would > apply to Sid, I can no longer allow myself to fix big breakages after > broken > updates (I don't know if that really happens often in Sid) > > Thanks, > Sam > > >
