I have finally decided that Debian is the best choice to get rid of Windows dependence. After some time on stable it seems that testing is worth to try. Is the following repo enough, since as far as I understand security updates are backports are not necessary?
deb tor+http://vwakviie2ienjx6t.onion/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
Another question is whether I need scr-deb or not?
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Changin from stable to testing - The repos needed?
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Re: Changin from stable to testing - The repos needed?
Yes, assuming you have a valid reason for updating over TOR.
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No, unless you want to (re)compile packages yourself.
Usual warnings regards running testing apply, of course.
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sed -i -e 's/stretch/buster/g' -e '/updates/s/^/#/' -e '/backports/s/^/#/' /etc/apt/sources.list
No, unless you want to (re)compile packages yourself.
Usual warnings regards running testing apply, of course.
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Re: Changin from stable to testing - The repos needed?
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https://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting
Re: Changin from stable to testing - The repos needed?
On testing you don't need backports because there are no such things. Also there are no security patches.
If you want newer software, then notice that there are other distributions where you will get more updated software and also possible security patches.
If you want newer software, then notice that there are other distributions where you will get more updated software and also possible security patches.
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Re: Changin from stable to testing - The repos needed?
Or other Stretch-compatible "backports" repos besides just the Debian one...like some of mine, but you then have to trust the maintainer(s).
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Re: Changin from stable to testing - The repos needed?
Before worrying about testing, you might want to see if whatever you wish to try is already available as a backport for stable. See "Search Package Directories" at https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages. Select "Any" distribution, and look for for backport versions in the search results.
Re: Changin from stable to testing - The repos needed?
I would point the OP to the link in my sig titled
What makes a stable release 'stable' vs testing/unstable?
before seriously considering moving to testing.
What makes a stable release 'stable' vs testing/unstable?
before seriously considering moving to testing.