Question about Debian 10

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EdwardSanchez · #1 Post by **EdwardSanchez** » 2020-05-26 06:56

I have Debian 10 testing installed on my PC and I’m wondering if now that Debian 10 Stable is out, will I be automatically switched to Debian 10 Stable or will I remain on a testing branch??

Thanks

#2 Post by **dilberts_left_nut** » 2020-05-26 07:03

Depends on what you have in /etc/apt/sources.list

#3 Post by **Hallvor** » 2020-05-26 07:04

You are probably running stable, but I'd like to see your sources.list

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cat /etc/apt/sources.list

Edit: too slow.

cuckooflew · #4 Post by **cuckooflew** » 2020-05-26 22:37

And it would depend on if you have run 'apt update', 'apt upgrade', 'apt dist-upgrade ' ,
or installed any packages, depending on what your /etc/apt/sources.list has in it, (all ready said twice now),
https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList

Distribution

The 'distribution' can be either the release code name / alias (jessie, stretch, buster, sid) or the release class (oldstable, stable, testing, unstable) respectively. If you mean to be tracking a release class then use the class name, if you want to track a Debian point release, use the code name. Avoid using stable in your sources.list as that results in nasty surprises and broken systems when the next release is made; upgrading to a new release should be a deliberate, careful action and editing a file once every two years is not a burden.

The same could be said about avoid using the word "testing", in your sources.list, it could result in your having a testing version.
If you do not understand this, you definitely need to show us your /etc/apt/sourecs.list file

morse_the_horse · #5 Post by **morse_the_horse** » 2020-05-31 18:23

Re: Question about Debian 10

Postby cuckooflew » 2020-05-26 22:37

The same could be said about avoid using the word "testing", in your sources.list, it could result in your having a testing version.
If you do not understand this, you definitely need to show us your /etc/apt/sourecs.list file

But you have to spell the file name right.

cuckooflew · #6 Post by **cuckooflew** » 2020-06-01 03:54

ahh, silly me,

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/etc/apt/sources.list

sorry, Any way, if all your sources are Debian stable you should be fine.If your not sure, we need to see what you have.