Re: [Sheflug] Google Prepping 64-bit browser for Linux

[Chris Butler <chrisb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 05:55:26PM +0100, Robin Wood wrote:
> OK, that seems like it could be an option. Do you know how often  
> packages in sid break? I assumed unstable implied occasionally an  
> upgrade would break parts of the system, is that right?

Personally, I'd recommend using 'testing' rather than unstable. If you use
unstable, then you should be prepared for things to break every now and
then. Testing does *occasionally* break as well, but is generally quite
reliable. I personally stopped using unstable for day-to-day work some time
ago, and now run testing on my desktops; my use of unstable is now
restricted to chroots/VMs for package building and QA purposes.


For those who don't know how testing works: packages normally migrate from
'unstable' to 'testing' after a few days (between 2 and 10, depending on the
severity of the update). There are some exceptions to this rule: packages
won't migrate if they've got high-severity bug reports open, or if they make
some other package uninstallable.

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