On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 10:49:10AM -0500, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 03:44:14PM +0000, BREBION Freddy wrote: > > It's to take appropriate release package for Debian 7.9. > > > > I don't want mix package release between 7.9 and 7.11. > > Wheezy is Debian 7. 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, ..., 7.9, 7.10, and 7.11 are all > "point releases" of wheezy. They are wheezy with security and > other important bug fixes applied. > > Both 7.9 and 7.11 are obsolete, well beyond end of life, and even beyond > Long Term Support (LTS). They are unsupported. There is no reason you > should be seeking them out. > > That said, if you ARE running a 7.9 wheezy system for any reason, there > is NO justifiable reason for you to KEEP it in that state. You can > still obtain the patched packages to bring it up to 7.11. You don't > even have to modify your sources.list. You just update & upgrade it > normally. > > There is even LESS reason for you to be CREATING another wheezy 7.9 system > at this point. What possible justification could you have for that? > "To keep the other one from getting lonely"? If you require wheezy > for some reason (which is conceivable), then you should simply install > the most patched-up version of wheezy. >
While I understand where Greg is coming from, I disagree with it being so absolute. There are reasons why someone might still legitimately need to run wheezy, and even a prior point release from the latest. That said, more detail on the problem would make it possible to provide more helpful advice. Freddy, can you provide a detailed explanation of what you are trying to accomplish? Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sánchez