On 19 Dez., 09:52, Yavor Doganov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems that you have installed the current Debian stable release, > a.k.a. "Etch". Packages there are updated only when a security-related
Yes. > or critical bug is found. The next stable release is expected at the end > of 2008, although it might be delayed a bit. Ah - I see. > > Is there a method in Debian to partially update the distro, i.e. choose > > which branch the package manager looks at? > > Yes, /etc/apt/sources.list. Upgrading from stable -> testing -> unstable > is not guaranteed to work. Basically, you need to change the entries in > that file to `testing' and do `aptitude dist-upgrade', then change to > `unstable' and repeat that step (if you're willing to upgrade to > unstable, of course). Good trick. I will take a look into it. > Please file a bug report (`reportbug gorm.app' or `M-x debian-bug RET p > RET gorm.app RET' if you use Emacs). I'll try to reproduce this on a > stable box. Gregory has already filed a bug. > When Debian is about to release, `testing' is frozen (the toolchain > first, then everything else) and updates propagate after review from the > release team. When all bugs in the distribution are fixed, testing is > declared stable and usual packages migration sid -> testing is open > again. The cycle then repeats. It appears to be a quite sophisticated process which contributes to a high level of stability - although it might be a little slow if one wants to use stable versions only (1,5 years from stable GNUstep on Etch to the next one...). Many thanks for this description. Nikolaus _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
