Installation • Re: Debian 12.5 DVD Install, no network, only has DVD in sources.list

AWESOME Thanks so much.

I've been using Debian test, debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso, as well. If I have any problems with sources.list in test should test also be using the sources list from Debian 12/Bookworm (stable) released 10th June 2023?

Thanks

If you are using the testing repositories no you do not use the stable sources for that install those are for the previous version of the OS. You use the testing for it or the next code name trixie in its sources.list, which at this point in time are interchangeable until the next release of the OS sometime next year. When the new OS comes then you want to make certain to change all the testing entries in the sources.list file to read trixie the next code name for the version 13 of Debian to run that. That way you are no longer going to get packages from the next testing release of version 14, no clue if they have decided on its name. There should be no need to be worried about the sources.list once it is setup properly those entries never change if using the code name for the OS and only change when using the stable, testing, unstable or experimental when wanting to make them follow a different branch that can be a code named one. Or a change from unstable to testing to stop using those packages and everything in testing comes from the unstable after a set period with no problems reported. It can be a little complicated if you do not understand how the repositories work best practice is to get the sources.list correct and not mess with it unless absolutely necessary.

Statistics: Posted by RedGreen925 — 2024-06-09 03:10

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