Debian upgrade styles [was Re: [clue-tech] Ubuntu experiences good and bad]

[David L. Anselmi]

Angelo Bertolli wrote:
[...]
> I think I decided that:
> 1) When a new stable release comes out, use that
> 2) When you start to need/want newer things, and the testing release has 
> been churning for 6 months to a year, switch to that.
> 
> Also, I learned the "hard way" not to use "stable" and "testing" in my 
> apt sources.  Much better to use the name of the release, like "sarge"

How curious.  Are you doing this with production servers (in which case 
I can understand)?  Are you running any custom or 3rd party apps that 
require testing before upgrading?

I've been running "testing" (not sarge/etch) for years.  I don't have 
problems with upgrades--I do them every month or so.  I never run into 
the "upgrade or fresh install" question.  I do pay attention to what is 
getting upgraded so I can anticipate problems.

I do run testing on production servers, but I have simple servers 
(nothing that isn't stock Debian), a small budget, and a big upgrade window.

Dave
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