On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:36:37 +0200, Damian wrote: > The reason for doing so is that what is considered as unstable as been > regarded as stable releases for the developers, and the truth is that > the problems I got for using outdated software were more that the ones I > had for using unstable versions.
That's because what you describe as unstable has nothing to do with stability of the software. ~arch is testing ebuilds, they are unstable in that they change more often, but as you say, the upstream software is considered fit for use. > Thus, I'm thinking about switching all of my system to the unstable > branch. But first I want to be sure that this is reasonable given the > problems I described before. > > Can you provide me some useful advice according to your experience? Switching to testing is as easy as changing ACCEPT_KEYWORDS in make.conf and doing emerge -uaDN @world. Switching back is less easy, but if this is what you want to do, then go for it. I have run testing for years, with far less problems than some people running mixed arch systems. -- Neil Bothwick CPU: (n.) acronym for Central Purging Unit. A device which discards or distorts data sent to it, sometimes returning more data and sometimes merely over-heating.
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