Re: testing system updates: how often?
Liviu Andronic wrote: > On 10/7/09, thveillon.debian wrote: >> It also makes the (careful) reading of "apt-listbugs" and >> "apt-listchanges" output easier. >> > Nice packages, worth being suggested for aptitude or synaptic. They work just fine with aptitude, that's what I'm using. I don't know much synaptic but it's just a front-end to apt, I remember there's a console-like display mode which shows what's done, it should work for "apt-listbugs". You can get "apt-listchanges" mails in your local mail account, and read it afterward. > Otherwise, thank you all for the input. I will probably settle for > weekly system updates. > Liviu > Have fun. Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: testing system updates: how often?
On 10/7/09, thveillon.debian wrote: > It also makes the (careful) reading of "apt-listbugs" and > "apt-listchanges" output easier. > Nice packages, worth being suggested for aptitude or synaptic. Otherwise, thank you all for the input. I will probably settle for weekly system updates. Liviu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: testing system updates: how often?
On Wednesday 07 October 2009, Liviu Andronic wrote: > Dear all > How often do you update your testing? I noticed that leaving your > system as is for couple of weeks and about 200 packages would be > available for updates. I would like to know what would be the > "optimal" updating frequency that would minimise breakages. In the > Gentoo world, it was often suggested not to leave your system > out-of-date for too long. > Thank you > Liviu > Hi, I run a cron job that does an aptitude update and downloads the packages daily, and then run aptitude full-upgrade manually at least once a week. If there are numerous dependency problems, or aptitude wants to remove a package that I need, I'll forego the upgrade until I've investigated the problem. I prefer to do an upgrade before there are a large number of packages to be upgraded, since it's easier to track down problems. -Chris | Christopher Judd, Ph. D. | | Research Scientist III | | NYS Dept. of Health j...@wadsworth.org | | Wadsworth Center - ESP | | P. O. Box 509518 486-7829 | | Albany, NY 12201-0509 | IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, please do not distribute, copy or use it or any attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this from your system. Thank you for your cooperation. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: testing system updates: how often?
Liviu Andronic wrote: > How often do you update your testing? As always in such situation: YMMV. I'm sure that you are not running testing on a production server, permanently exposed to the threats of intruders, but also your desktop needs security updates, as they become available. As far as I'm concerned, I'd rather update too frequently than not frequently enough. As others have said once per day or a few times per week should normally be ok. It does not hurt to subscribe to the debian-security-announce list. Cheers, Johannes -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: testing system updates: how often?
Liviu Andronic wrote: Dear all How often do you update your testing? I noticed that leaving your system as is for couple of weeks and about 200 packages would be available for updates. I would like to know what would be the "optimal" updating frequency that would minimise breakages. In the Gentoo world, it was often suggested not to leave your system out-of-date for too long. Thank you Liviu Hi, almost everyday on desktop, about one's a week on my netbook (only because I don't use him so often) and something between for my virtual boxes (they are just for experimenting and fun). -- Bye, Goran Dobosevic Hrvatski: www.dobosevic.com English: www.dobosevic.com/en/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: testing system updates: how often?
Liviu Andronic wrote: > Dear all > How often do you update your testing? I noticed that leaving your > system as is for couple of weeks and about 200 packages would be > available for updates. I would like to know what would be the > "optimal" updating frequency that would minimise breakages. In the > Gentoo world, it was often suggested not to leave your system > out-of-date for too long. > Thank you > Liviu > > Hi, I guess there will be as many different answers as testing users on the list, but for me it's (nearly) daily on my desktop, at least once a week on my laptop. I prefer to deal with one breakage at a time rather than throwing 200 packages in one shot, and then wonder why this or that is misbehaving (not saying that it happens often, but it does happen). It also makes the (careful) reading of "apt-listbugs" and "apt-listchanges" output easier. On the other hand hitting the mirrors more often may not be to their benefit... Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
testing system updates: how often?
Dear all How often do you update your testing? I noticed that leaving your system as is for couple of weeks and about 200 packages would be available for updates. I would like to know what would be the "optimal" updating frequency that would minimise breakages. In the Gentoo world, it was often suggested not to leave your system out-of-date for too long. Thank you Liviu -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
