Re: [OT] Debian Mixed System

[Nadim Shaikli <shaikli at yahoo dot com>]

--- Mohammed Elzubeir wrote:
> Muhammad Alkarouri wrote:
>
> More explanation: I cannot use debian unstable or testing because they
> don't have security updates, which are important to me as I am a network
> admin. And I cannot use stable because it is too old for my taste.
> Switching when Sarge comes out is not a solution as I will probably have
> the same problem after another year or two.
>
> > In reality, there is no good answer to this. Your best bet is to keep
> > your system mostly on 'stable' and grab packages from different branches
> > of debian (unstable or testing.. or even experimental, depending on your
> > needs). 

I'm a newbie to Debian (and a convert :-) but can't you specify to
use "stable/updates" on your security entry in your sources.list file ?
Would that accomplish what you are trying to do ?

I might be missing something (again newbie here), but that seemed
appropriate to note.

Salam.

 - Nadim



	
		
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