It's nice that we have Testing and Unstable. Should we even consider Experimental?
I myself dabble in that repo (Thunderbird) and I don't know how useful if would/could be.
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[Closed] What ablout "Experimental"?
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Re: [Forum] What about "Experimental"?
Source - https://wiki.debian.org/DebianExperimen ... perimental.Unlike the Debian Releases unstable and testing, experimental (also known by its codename "RC-Buggy") isn't a complete distribution, it can work only as an extension of unstable. So packages in experimental can depend on packages in unstable but packages in unstable cannot depend on packages in experimental.
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Re: [Forum] What about "Experimental"?
I suppose it make sense in that vain. TBH, I don't recall a post for Experimental anyways.arochester wrote: ↑2023-07-15 20:25Source - https://wiki.debian.org/DebianExperimen ... perimental.Unlike the Debian Releases unstable and testing, experimental (also known by its codename "RC-Buggy") isn't a complete distribution, it can work only as an extension of unstable. So packages in experimental can depend on packages in unstable but packages in unstable cannot depend on packages in experimental.
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Re: [Forum] What ablout "Experimental"?
We could add it as a prefix in the testing forum as we remove the other prefixes. A separate forum would not garner enough traffic I think.
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Re: [Forum] What ablout "Experimental"?
No prefix please. People who use Experimental are advanced users who don't need to ask questions on a forum. Making a prefix might encourage n00bs to think they can get more SNS.
I can only recall one time I ever had to install something from there. And I was using siduction at the time.
I can only recall one time I ever had to install something from there. And I was using siduction at the time.
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Re: [Forum] What ablout "Experimental"?
Actually, that is a very good point.sunrat wrote: ↑2023-07-16 03:00 No prefix please. People who use Experimental are advanced users who don't need to ask questions on a forum. Making a prefix might encourage n00bs to think they can get more SNS.
I can only recall one time I ever had to install something from there. And I was using siduction at the time.
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Re: [Forum] What ablout "Experimental"?
"Experimental"--humbly named "rc-buggy"--is probably one of the most exciting features of Debian. Anything that can help the traffic--and thus enhancing Debian's publicity/acceptability--, I am all for it.
Just a few days ago, Experimental moved its Linux kernel version up to the big 6.4. So so exciting.
The water is warm. We need more adventurists. The only way to chug Debian (desktops) ahead!
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Re: [Forum] What ablout "Experimental"?
Point confirmed!cds60601 wrote: ↑2023-07-16 03:33Actually, that is a very good point.sunrat wrote: ↑2023-07-16 03:00 No prefix please. People who use Experimental are advanced users who don't need to ask questions on a forum. Making a prefix might encourage n00bs to think they can get more SNS.
I can only recall one time I ever had to install something from there. And I was using siduction at the time.
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Re: [Forum] What ablout "Experimental"?
I thanked donald above but changed my mind about the prefix. Agree that maybe that would send a message we'd prefer not to send 
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Re: [Forum] What ablout "Experimental"?
Ah ha! I'm doubling down on this quote:wizard10000 wrote: ↑2023-07-16 18:13 I thanked donald above but changed my mind about the prefix. Agree that maybe that would send a message we'd prefer not to send
:Dpwzhangzz wrote: ↑2023-07-16 07:16"Experimental"--humbly named "rc-buggy"--is probably one of the most exciting features of Debian. Anything that can help the traffic--and thus enhancing Debian's publicity/acceptability--, I am all for it.
Just a few days ago, Experimental moved its Linux kernel version up to the big 6.4. So so exciting.
The water is warm. We need more adventurists. The only way to chug Debian (desktops) ahead!
We could offer for download in the Testing Forum the actual 6.x Kernels, we have a Download mod here that we do not currently use and which would be ideal for that very purpose.
It would be interesting to see what the community could come up with.
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Re: [Forum] What ablout "Experimental"?
Absolutely not.
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Re: [Forum] What ablout "Experimental"?
“ computer users can be divided into 2 categories:
Those who have lost data
...and those who have not lost data YET ” Remember to BACKUP!
Those who have lost data
...and those who have not lost data YET ” Remember to BACKUP!
Re: [Forum] What ablout "Experimental"?
You can change the priority of "experimental" repos (which now default to 1, as opposed to 500 for stable and 900 for unstable) to make it effectively a rolling release. No one will think this is a workable idea but nothing will stop you from doing that either.
However, things can always change. That's why we invest so much of our time seeking a non-Windows, non-Mac alternative. JMNSHO
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Re: [Forum] What ablout "Experimental"?
[Experimental Rolling Release] prefix tag. Got it.
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Re: [Forum] What ablout "Experimental"?
[Experimental Bouncing Release]
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Those who have lost data
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Those who have lost data
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