Re: How to switch to testing branch?

[Alex ARNAUD]

Hello Vojtěch,

I'm personally on Debian stable.

You should be aware of those stuff:

 * Testing is not as stable as Debian stable, it's evident but I prefer
   to tell you that. If you just want something working and don't want
   to care about your computer everyday, stable is for you.
 * A new Debian stable is published every 24 months.
 * It's not possible to run Hypra software under testing.


If you goal is to have the bleeding edge software 
 and report 
issues to developer, Debian testing is for you. The wiki given by Ole 
seems a good start if you want to switch to Testing.


Best regards.

Le 19/12/2020 à 12:31, Vojtěch šmiro a écrit :

Hello,

I have Debian 10 Buster on my desktop PC. How can I switch to testing 
branch? I don't like reinstalling systems when Pulse-eye will be 
downloadable and many people recommend testing which is better to have 
and have the newest system. I know, it might be a risk, but I have 
backup of my data and system if something go wrong.


Thanks a lot.

Best regards

Vojta.

Re: How to switch to testing branch?

[Ole Guldberg]

Hi

Read: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting 


You might be specifically interested in the section: "How to upgrade to Debian 
(next-stable) Testing”.

Kind regards

Ole Guldberg

> On 19 Dec 2020, at 12.31, Vojtěch šmiro  wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have Debian 10 Buster on my desktop PC. How can I switch to testing branch? 
> I don't like reinstalling systems when Pulse-eye will be downloadable and 
> many people recommend testing which is better to have and have the newest 
> system. I know, it might be a risk, but I have backup of my data and system 
> if something go wrong.
> 
> Thanks a lot.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Vojta.
> 

Re: How to switch to testing branch?

[john doe]

On 12/19/2020 3:39 PM, Chime Hart wrote:

Well Vojt, since you are asking about the process, I think I did
something similar going from testing to sid. First you would want to run


The recommended way to have 'sid' is to do it from 'stable'.

--
John Doe

Re: How to switch to testing branch?

[Chime Hart]

Well Vojt, since you are asking about the process, I think I did something 
similar going from testing to sid. First you would want to run a search in 
your favorite search engine for "debian testing packages" Once you have 
such a list, hopefully including packages from non free, also multimedia. 
Open up in an editor like

sudo nano /etc/sources.list
Paste in that list at the bottom. I would then comment out with a number 
sign your current stable list.

You would run an apt update -testing
After that an apt full-upgrade  with sudo in front of all of these.
When I did this, I don't think I commented out my older list, so I ended 
up with a combination. Most likely to endup on a newer kernel, you would 
need to reboot after these updates. I hope that along with other advice 
you are receiving will help you make the best choices for you.

Chime

Re: How to switch to testing branch?

[john doe]

On 12/19/2020 12:31 PM, Vojtěch šmiro wrote:

Hello,

I have Debian 10 Buster on my desktop PC. How can I switch to testing
branch? I don't like reinstalling systems when Pulse-eye will be
downloadable and many people recommend testing which is better to have
and have the newest system. I know, it might be a risk, but I have
backup of my data and system if something go wrong.



Accessibility should not be an issue during the upgrade process.

--
John Doe

Re: How to switch to testing branch?

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Every time I have tried to go from Stable to Testing my computer has become
unusable. I find it's much easier to install a new system.

Best wishes,

David Ring

On Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 06:31 Vojtěch šmiro  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have Debian 10 Buster on my desktop PC. How can I switch to testing
> branch? I don't like reinstalling systems when Pulse-eye will be
> downloadable and many people recommend testing which is better to have
> and have the newest system. I know, it might be a risk, but I have
> backup of my data and system if something go wrong.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Best regards
>
> Vojta.
>
>

How to switch to testing branch?

[Vojtěch šmiro]

Hello,

I have Debian 10 Buster on my desktop PC. How can I switch to testing 
branch? I don't like reinstalling systems when Pulse-eye will be 
downloadable and many people recommend testing which is better to have 
and have the newest system. I know, it might be a risk, but I have 
backup of my data and system if something go wrong.


Thanks a lot.

Best regards

Vojta.