On 2015-03-10, Ric Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > On 03/10/2015 04:53 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: >> On Tuesday 10 March 2015 03:53:29 Sivaram Neelakantan wrote: >>> all I want is the One True Directive(TM) >> >> Ubuntu?? ;-) >> >> Sorry, Sivaram. But this is Debian. People don't usually use Debian >> if they want the One True Directive! We all have different opinions. >> A lot depends on which version you are using, and how very much it >> would matter if something went wrong. >> >> For Jessie, at present, I just use: >> >> # aptitude update # aptitude safe-upgrade # aptitude full-upgrade >> >> And that is because Jessie is still Testing and I don't do it often >> enough, so there are a lot of updates when I do do it. >> >> For fewer updates, so always for Wheezy, I just do: >> >> # aptitude update # aptitude full-upgrade >> >> *So* *far* my systems have not blown up in my face. >> >> Only you can know what you will feel comfortable with. I believe in >> KISS. Some people are only happy with complication. I am only >> mildly paranoid. Some people are paralytic with paranoia. I'm >> afraid you have to choose your own degree of paranoia and find out >> what you are comfortable with. >> >> But if you want to be told what to do, and told the same thing by >> everybody, don't use Debian!! > > That is the wisest thing I've ever read on the Internet! :) Ric
Ha! I agree. And a variation would be: "But if you want to be told what to do, and told the same thing by everybody, don't use ask questions on this list"! -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
