Re: How do I keep testing current-amd64 witout so much trouble?

[Hisashi T Fujinaka <htodd%twofifty.com@localhost>]

On Tue, 23 Dec 2008, Paul Goyette wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Dec 2008, Hisashi T Fujinaka wrote:
>
> > > True.  But in the original request, he was reverting to 5.99.4 backup 
> > > copy, so both the "stable" 5.99.4 and "test" 5.99.5 modules would be able 
> > > to peacefully coexist.
> >
> > That means I just also keep the 5.99.4 kernel, and not the 5.99.5 kernel
> > that had booted previously.
> >
> > It also assumes that userland hasn't changed so much that the old kernel
> > still works, which isn't the case all the time. For that reason, I
> > reinstall most everything from the 5.99.4 kernel.
>
> :)
>
> It's also why I first test anything on a machine that has no other purpose 
> other than testing.  :)  Yeah, it's a pain if things get so messed up that 
> you have to reinstall, but at least the rest of my "production" work doesn't 
> suffer.
>
> Oh, one more thing I do - whenever I adopt a "stable" release, I burn a CD 
> with the iso images (including source sets).  If I ever have to re-install, 
> it's fairly trivial.
>
> And of course, I have nightly backups of all machines, including the 
> sacriical lamb, on off-line storage (OK, so I'm stuck in the 80s and still do 
> my backups to tape!).

Oh, I never run any production systems on current. I'm guessing I should
stop talking to you because you may not be as sane as I once thought. :)

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