Re: What is the best way to install vim 8.1 on stretch?
> > > So, I can't offer a better suggestion than those already offered > (rebuild from source package or install with pinning, though I would > personally opt for rebuilding the package from buster). However, I am > quite curious what new features are in vim 8.1 that would cause you to > go to all the trouble. > https://www.vim.org/vim-8.1-released.php - The main new feature of Vim 8.1 is support for running a terminal in a Vim window but I am having second thoughts after reading the dire warnings in https://wiki.debian.org/AptPreferences - When pinning, you must ensure compatibility of packages by yourself since Debian does not guarantee it. Note that pinning is completely optional, and Debian does not encourage pinning without thorough consideration. /!\ Seriously, don't do this. Doing this will break Debian and leave you with a system that doesn't work and can't be fixed. Use Backports instead!
What is the best way to install vim 8.1 on stretch?
Hello, I have a fresh install of Debian stretch including the relatively old vim 8. There is no vim version in stretch-backports. One solution is to download the latest source from vim.org and build it on my pc but then I would lose the benefits of apt package management. I could also add the testing repositories to my apt configuration files and install the vim from there. What is the recommended approach?
Re: Questions about upgrading from stretch to testing
On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 at 16:04, john doe wrote: > > Any reasons why you want package from testing and not from Stretch > backports? > > because I didn't know Stretch backports existed - now I do. It seems to offer to the stability of the stretch destribution with the ability to upgrade certain packages to more up to date versions. Thanks for the tip!
Questions about upgrading from stretch to testing
Hello, I downloaded firmware-9.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso and successfully installed a minimal debian stretch on my UEFI/GPT disk. I then I replaced all references to "stretch" with "testing" in /etc/apt/sources.list and executed sudo apt update; sudo apt install gnome-core firefox-esr. Everything works as expected but I have the following questions which I posted on the debian-testing mailing list. Since no-one answered, I thought I would try here - 1. according to uname -r, I am running 4.9.0-7-amd64 which appears to be the stretch kernel. Is it safe to run the stretch kernel with programs / apps / utilities from testing? 2. I noticed the intel-microcode package is not installed. If I install it, could this testing version conflict with the stretch kernel? 3. Last time I tried apt upgrade, my grub menu was replaced with the grub command prompted. If there any way to avoid this happening again?
