Anyone here running testing?

con · 2006-10-21 06:11:55

I've thinking about upgrading to the testing repos.. But before I do I'd like to know how (un)stable is it, do you get alot of crashes? Are there alot of packages that dont work? Is it possible to just try it and then downgrade to current if I get alot of problems?

Thanks for any replies.

lucke · 2006-10-21 07:23:08

I've been using testing for two years on my main box and haven't run into any bigger problems yet - hence, you shouldn't worry.

Downgrading is possible, more or less easily, should any problems occur.

con · 2006-10-21 07:49:42

Great! Thanks for your reply. Is it as simple as commenting current and uncommenting testing in pacman.conf or are there some other changes that need to be made?

stavrosg · 2006-10-21 07:54:42

DO NOT comment current !
Testing replaces some packages in current and extra. The rest are pulled from the stable repositories anyway, so you'll definately need them.

con · 2006-10-21 08:00:21

pheew.. thank god I asked first! Thanks Stavrosg

tpowa · 2006-10-21 09:03:11

also, i would only recommend testing to users that are able to restore their system if something breaks, the name testing is not chosen out of fun, there might break stuff from time to time.
it's great if ppl use testing because then stuff if better tested before it moves into the normal repos, but as said you should know how to rescue if something goes wrong.

hotsauce · 2006-10-21 14:13:42

I have been using testing for a week since I wanted to try the gnome 2.16. Some apps don't launch now. I'm guessing it has something to do with dbus, but I'm not a linux guru so I could not confirm 100%.

I will probably revert back to current. It's a fresh install so not a lot of trouble. Just remember the whole thing is a bit of a risky buisness. But fun anyway...

Mr.Elendig · 2006-10-24 13:12:46

It's probably because the apps are built against dbus in [current]
You have 2 choises

· Rebuild the packages that ain't working using abs (the correct way)
· Symlink the library (the quick and dirty way)

noriko · 2006-10-24 22:10:05

i have all the official repos on use...
so i think it's fair to say i get all the so-called unstable software..
never had a single issue with this way in my 6-8 months of arch .. so you could prolly just go ahead, live on the bleeding edge, after all there's no fun otherwise (no windblows viruses to battle lol) x)

deficite · 2006-10-25 03:25:22

Testing is usually stable enough for a non-critical machine. Just keep yourself up to date with what's going on in the world of Arch repo's and you'll be fine. It's a good thing to look over with your morning coffee if you are bored.

palandir · 2006-10-25 11:21:01

I'm using it too, not a single problem in the last 1.5 years (and that means since I started using Arch).

briancurtin · 2006-10-26 02:21:40

i run my laptop on the testing repo and it works pretty well. some issues here and there but i like it, and its just a spare machine
my desktop machine runs on the current stuff

scarecrow · 2006-10-27 14:02:48

I hosed a box pretty recently by running "testing". The problem was that there was nothing to be fixed- the system stayed at mounting the local filesystems forever after bootup... no progress, or useful log messages.
Before that thing happened, it was "stable enough" for me as well... :evil:

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