A Rolling Release Debian? Install The "Unstable" Branch!

[@blindelectron]

I love that Debian recognizes people who are visually impaired like that, that is amazing to me, and although I don’t use a braille display on a regular basis,I do know there’s an option in there for a screen reader as well, I am blind and I am a Gnu/Linux user and this is something very good for me

[@Codyslx]

Sorry if i'm imposing but i am am curious. When you said you are blind, does that mean you cannot see at all, or does it mean that your vision is limited and you are lawfully/medically deemed as blind.

[@trapccountant]

@@Codyslx how is he going to read these comments if he's blind

[@rcht9586]

@@trapccountant screenreaders exist

[@Codyslx]

@@trapccountant How did he type the comment if he is blinds? How did he install linux if he is blind? Why is he using a computer if he is blind? The guy obviously has some form of voice playback or reader, cause then u ask, how did he find this video, if he is blind

[@yoannguillard6877]

@@Codyslx good questions, I think it is important to understand ! Like this if we contribute to open sources, we'll have knowledge on how to design softwares for blind people !

[@linuxinside6188]

*Finally some love for Debian.*

[@ordinarryalien]

Can I come in?

[@ButImFeelingMuchBetterNow]

Debian gets some love every 2 years after a new stable release. After a couple of months it is forgotten about until the next release.

[@vitorpinheiroferreira5228]

I love Debian. It.s a distro that respect user freedon. Debian makes me understand free software philosophy. Thank godness for Debian!

[@kantraa]

You actually inspired me to install pure Debian for the first time. Thanks DT.

[@themroc8231]

Debian is my one true love.

[@AndersJackson]

Welcome to Debian. Check out stable, testing and unstable. Would recommend testing for desktop users. Unstable CAN break, it did broke X11 back in 2007 something for me. So be carefull with unstable.

[@kantraa]

@@AndersJackson I installed testing though.

[@themroc8231]

The prefered, Debian way is not to create a root user, and when you do that your user is in the sudo group.

[@toxiccan175]

Yep! Leave the root fields empty and boom!--you're done!

[@Nikolai508]

The last time I installed Debian it didn't install sudo for me, I assume that if you choose not use root it will instead install sudo and put the main user in it?

[@themroc8231]

@@Nikolai508 exactly

[@gharrised6762]

thanks for this! no wonder I have been doing this wrong

[@thequietone2868]

Just don't make root account while installation and there won't be any problem with using sudo command

[@hb9145]

Meh, there's nothing like "su -" ;) Haven't used sudo since 2007.

[@themroc8231]

I actually prefer testing. It is ¨rolling release¨ too, it's software is fresh pretty much on par with a non-LTS Ubuntu, and I find it to be still impeccably reliable. The only thing is the non-security updates "freeze" for a few weeks every 2 years before a new stable release.

[@learnmath7793]

Yeah it seems to be a sweet spot between stable and bleeding edge

[@metafile001]

@@learnmath7793 hello there. Yes, I refer to it as, 'cutting edge' myself - not the whole bleed! Stay safe....

[@themroc8231]

@@metafile001 Hey man! Love your videos, it's good to see you here.

[@metafile001]

@@themroc8231 thanks very much for the kind comment 😀👍 Best wishes to you, stay safe...

[@kantraa]

Well, it's because Ubuntu is based on Debian Testing.

[@dougtilaran3496]

Derek knows, in his heart, that Debian rules

[@gabrielecaniglia2710]

Another option would be a stable release with backports repos. This way you'll have the option to install a newer version of most packages, when needed, or even apt-pin the backports to assign them a higher priority upon dpkg selection. Wonderful video and channel, love it! :-)

[@mikechappell4156]

If you have to edit sudoers the preferred method is to use visudo. It checks sudoers for errors so you don't corrupt it.

[@gokulrajr6195]

"I love unstable distributions. Keeps you on your toes." 😆

[@thatonewolfie9688]

Debian actually does supply weekly testing isos. They even have ones with the non free firmwares.

[@rishirajsaikia1323]

Is debian testing rolling release model too ? Also, how old are the debian testing packages compared to unstable ?

[@wikingagresor]

@@rishirajsaikia1323 depending on the packages testing is about few weeks to a month behind unstable. It may give you a 'sweet spot' experience between bleeding edge and stable environment.

[@themroc8231]

@@rishirajsaikia1323 Testing is ¨rolling release¨, only every 2 years the non-security updates will ¨freeze¨ for a few weeks before the new ¨stable" release comes out. I'd say that the packages freshness is on par with a non-LTS Ubuntu, maybe even a little bit more fresh. That's what I use and i find it to be super reliable.

[@TheUrfoex]

firmware-testing-amd64-netinst.iso or firmware-testing-amd64-DVD-1.iso under https cdimage debian org cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/weekly-builds/amd64/ https cdimage debian org cdimage/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/weekly-builds/amd64/

[@Chris-ip8uv]

It's nice to see you covering Debian. Please do more if possible. BTW, I love the snarky comments after some of your videos. It's a nice touch and you are doing it in moderation.

[@fletcherriverwood8964]

Thank you DT. Last night I downloaded the mini.iso and trying to install it by using the default install option and I can not finish the process, glad that I found your video, this is really helpful

[@glowiak3430]

1:06 Devuan provides isos for all it's branches (except ceres). For example daily ISO of testing branch can be found in 'chimaera' directory on mirrors

[@timr5066]

But you can always create your own live iso with bootstrap. It isn’t difficult.

[@The1RandomFool]

In my opinion the sudoers file should not be edited in this manner. If you need to edit the file, it's safer to use the visudo program which will check the sudoers file for errors after you exit. Also, instead of adding the specific user to the file, I think it would be better to add dt to the sudo group.

[@rishirajsaikia1323]

I prefer debian Sid as well. It's rolling release bleeding edge distro like arch linux. Debian stable uses packages that are too old for desktop use for me. It's preferable for server use.

[@donaldwilliams6821]

Thanks for this. I have not done a SID install in SOOO long. haha

[@_yuri]

dt i shaved my head too now i look like you

[@juanparamo9791]

Wouldn't it be easier to first install the standard Debian 11 and then update the /etc/apt/souces.list to Sid ?

[@fawkeyes5111]

that's the recommend way yes. first install (minimal) standard Debian -> boot into your system -> change source list to unstable or testing > update, upgrade -> dist-upgrade. done.

[@mysticbimmer]

@Terrifying AltAcc you upgrade the base system to sid first and then install your user packages later

[@florin604]

I use bullseye with KDE...works great

[@SouProds]

Thanks for the tutorial! This was very helpful and easy to follow.

[@McDuffington]

You can install stable, regular. Then change sources.list, replace Buster with Testing and do apt update and ugprade, apt dist-upgrade

[@eskrest]

So I've decided to install a brand new Debian Sid. Installed the base system, changed sources and updated everything, installed xorg and wanted to install the base version of gnome (gnome-core). And apt tells me that gnome-core cannot be installed because the version of Nautilus is too high for some packages. Oh it is so good to live on a bleeding edge without a DE of choice. Nice, nice, very nice. Point is: the Testing branch is the way to go.

[@Wav10001]

I’m curious, Debian Sid is said to be a rolling release. Does that mean that it has the ability to upgrade glibc at some point and potentially (more than likely) break the system?

[@FrDismasSayreOP]

After seeing your shirt, I knew you would be willing to call this unstable install My Sacrifice, and go in with Arms Wide Open. As we were watching, Stand Here With Me, as much Time as it takes. Are we finished? Is This the End? Beautiful.

[@tato-chip7612]

By the way if you want to mess with sudoers its better to make a new file in /etc/sudoers.d An update to sudo can overwrite your sudoers

[@AndersJackson]

Need to be noted: Usually you don't want to set password for root user. Because then sudo(8) will be installed and then the user will be added to sudo group. If you set root password, then sudo(8) will not be installed. This IS described in the page comments where root password is asked.

[@Appalling68]

Freakin EXCELLENT video. Thank you!

[@TheRealisticNihilist]

Man's wearing a creed shirt straight unapologetically.

[@VulcanOnWheels]

5:18 Since you were not in the middle, why not move the left border over to the right? 5:25 I would like to leave a compliment to the creators for providing options like this.

[@oraz.]

This is really useful. I want to install Debian 12 sid now.

[@VimPoR]

How is ur experience.... I am installing it too rn

[@oraz.]

I stayed with mint and just upgraded the kernel

[@BR7Fan71]

Thank you DT.

[@ShadowManceri]

Few mistakes here that are not really recommended and outright dangerous. 17:20 you should not use standard editor directly to edit sudoers file. Instead you should be using *visudo* for that. It will open normal editor, but there is critical difference. Visudo actually verifies the config file you edited is *correct* before applying it. With just normal editor you could break the config file and now sudo is totally broken. If you don't have access to root, your machine is practically bricked. So always use visudo to edit sudoers file. Also in the install phase, enabling root login is a security risk. You should never enable it. If for some reason you really need it, then password login should be disabled. Also in standard install if you don't give root a password, it will automatically add first user to create to sudoers file. So the above step is unnecessary.

[@PhayzinOut]

Isn't Linux about freedom to do whatever you want? Emphasis on whatever you want

[@ShadowManceri]

👀 It's one thing to have freedom to do stupid things, but doing them on purpose requires very special attitude.

[@PhayzinOut]

@@ShadowManceri Okay, Linux expert. Show us in your video how your expertise works well

[@ShadowManceri]

@@PhayzinOut I'm not really sure what you want. Random video of Linux? Not going to happen.

[@tadaoterwiel9656]

keep up the good work TD!

[@pugo7925]

Next video: Installing Arch LTS

[@KunalKumar-dz4kb]

Later video: Installing Gentoo with Apt

[@solarisone1082]

I mean, you could install an LTS kernel in Arch. 🤪

[@williamjohnson4193]

Great, now people are using Debian Unstable btw.

[@hb9145]

To sudo in Debian: leave the root password blank during installation. To use the root user instead: set a root password during installation or later with "sudo passwd root" (no, it's not unsafe, and administrative separation between the user account and root account is the traditional GNU/Linux way).

[@CoasterMan13Official]

I've got an old machine that would probably run very well on Debian, but I like to keep my packages updated consistently as brings a feeling of stability to me. I'm not exactly a fan of rolling release distros, but if that's what I have to do to keep my packages up to date, that's fine. I've used an Arch-based distro before, so I could probably manage this one without any big issues.

[@rafa6536]

Never used SID but since few months I use Stable and I really like it, came after Ubuntu and Windows. I like that it is stable and there are basically no updates :)

[@fappening-j6c]

@DistroTube You should have a Fog Server for deploying all these machines, probably a tutorial on it as a bonus for everyone.

[@knightrider585]

I have been using debian unstable for years. You need to be careful about updating certain packages and need to know when to pin package versions to stop updates or force roll backs. But overall unstable is ironically mostly stable and provides up-to-date releases of packages.

[@knightrider585]

The only thing I would add is that package upgrades for unstable should be: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade && sudo apt full-upgrade

[@knightrider585]

As to why run debian unstable rather than arch or whatever, I prefer debian quality control over other distros.

[@OcteractSG]

Probably the biggest mark against MX Linux, which is based on and closely related to Debian, is that you have to reinstall it to update to the next major release. While you can generally go several years without having to do that, it does make a good case for running a rolling release. It’s probably possible to run Debian Unstable and then install MX software to attempt to get the best of both worlds.

[@pauljamesharper]

For installing Debian Unstable I recommend using the BTFRS file system and use Timeshift so you can roll back if things go pear shaped. Although he is showing Debian Testing the JustAGuy Linux KZbin dude has some good tutorials on this. Also if you don't install a root user your initial user will be automagically set up to use sudo. Otherwise a clear video for beginners. Debian Unstable is actually fairly stable and it gets Security updates pushed to it from upstream faster than Testing. In my opinion it is better to run either Stable with backports or Unstable. Testing can break for extended periods of time. And Unstable matches my personality! 😉

[@stoltzman2960]

well done-- I am gonna try this

[@kotia5518]

Nice video derek, but i think you should have mentioned that debian unstable or "sid" is not meant to be used as a daily driver, although its possible. But you have to keep in mind that its a development branch and during the testing branch freeze period you wont get updates as fast on sid.. also you will find it much harder to get any support for debian unstable than for instance arch, which is meant to be used as rolling release distro. Some of the debian veterans will tell you to move to stable or testing rather than helping if you inexperienced and dont know what you are doing. I myself use debian, but if you are eager to have bleeding edge software i would recommend you to use actual rolling release distro like arch, rather than debian unstable.

[@tiktok.4527]

Yessss.... Debian.....😍😍😍😍😍

[@Nikolai508]

the sudo group has those same privileges, so you can also add your user to the sudo group to achieve the same results, without editing that file. It just means you have to go into root via "su -" and then run "usermod -aG sudo CoolName"

[@kellyrunnels5684]

I have Debian stable as my laptop OS just so I don't have to update it, lol.

[@rishirajsaikia1323]

Is debian testing a rolling release model too ? Also, how old are the debian testing packages compared to unstable ?

[@AndersJackson]

Technically it isn't, but yes, it works like one. It is for testing new packages IF they break, but with the most obvious errors catched by Debian unstable. As written, testing (and unstable) will be locked a couple of week, maybe two months, to test and remove packages that have not enough Love to fix bugs, and add packages that have Love. So Debian testing work like most other stable distributions. Debian is built to be THE Mother of other distributions, like Mint, Ubuntu etc. And have tools to make subselections of Debian packages and own settings. Look up Debian Blends.

[@KunalKumar-dz4kb]

@@AndersJackson Actually its a grandfather distro

[@millankumar9245]

Is "testing" rolling release also?

[@dessnom4333]

correction: debian testing isos do exist and its not quite a rolling release version

[@Supervideo1491]

Debian Unstable vs. Arch. Which one wins?

[@evildragon1774]

Wondered same thing

[@lingux_yt]

Arch (btw)

[@evildragon1774]

@@lingux_yt i never tried unstable debian, but i can confirm, that arch has testing release repo, so i think i'd go with arch

[@thequietone2868]

I mean, if you really want newest software then go for Arch

[@tiktok.4527]

I prefer Debian stable

[@CharlesTersteeg]

i use a chrome slate and chrome box 4. i just put a cli install of arch and it has every thing i need in a cli environment. my backup is a rpi 4 server (arch) for backups locally of my data.

[@ricardonunes709]

if you don't give a passwd to the root user when installing, you'll get the sudo configured by default.

[@dougtilaran3496]

DDR. Debian developers repository. Also known as sid . Like AUR without gameboy input.If it isn't solid wait 2-3 hours, it will be

[@JonathanFreites]

Hey DT, between Fedora and Debian (unstable) as a developer workstation, which one makes more sense for you? In terms of availables packages and newer versions.

[@AdroSlice]

I tried a manual sid before arch, but ultimately it was just a bit too broken package-wise, at least such was my experience.

[@donaldwilliams6821]

One suggestion. Never edit sudoers manually. Always use visudo. Visudo has syntax checking. One time I did not do that made a mistake and I broke sudo for everyone. For a home system not a big deal but it's not a good habit for production servers.

[@pra.cent20]

Dt did use that cute animation 😅 18:54

[@markjones2349]

With software like timeshift being available nowadays there seems to me almost no reason not to run testing or unstable because if something breaks you just roll back using timeshift from a live distro.

[@anonymousjones4016]

Hi and thanks for all your videos. They've truly helped me get my bearings around this Debian Linux derivatives. Jay, I installed Debian 11 BullsEye as a pre-requisite to hardened my OS. Now, if I had a choice of which OS to harden, I would like my rig's main OS to be Arch Linux and leverage KickSecure security hardening scripts to then load a HyperVisor to host WHONIX Gateway to route my Kali, Black Arch and Parrot linux VMs through. :) Can you, create a how to for this? I got Black Arch installed, but got stumped in trying to "morph it to Parabola" or "Hyperbola", so I gave in and re-imaged my rig with Debian 11 BullsEye, just to also get stumped installing the deb packages that convert the pre-installed Debian 11 BullsEye or, as in my preference - Arch Linux. Can you, please, do a how to convert an Arch Linux OS host to KickSecure using the deb packages? Please & thanks in advance! - Anonymous Jones

[@Amos_Huclkeberry]

Does Debian Sid have any benefits over using Arch?

[@mlTS7626]

You remind me Scot Stapp , today 🙂

[@Destide]

Funny seeing Debian as the flavour of the month

[@rafa6536]

It is not necessarily true what you said that if you are programmer on Debian Stable you don't get newest software so you are better with SID. There are repos for example I have on my Debian Stable newest PHP version newer than it is in SID, you can also install e.g. new Node, for GUI apps there is flatpak and also there are appimages from which you get newest software. So it is not necessarily true that on Debian Stable there is old software! But really nice video, thx and Regards :)

[@АлексейШилин-д1ф]

The Expert install is too verbose as it asks just about everything. There's a better way: on the first screen that says Install (which you told not to use) hit Tab and enter "suite=unstable", then hit Enter and proceed with the normal installation as usual. This will have the same effect as selecting unstable during the Expert installation, but without the hassle of needing to answer like 3 times more questions in the process.

[@l.iwakura6553]

For me it doesn't show anything

[@АлексейШилин-д1ф]

​@@l.iwakura6553 You mean after pressing Tab? Then you're probably in UEFI mode - press E and append "suite=unstable" to the line starting with "linux", then press F10 or Ctrl+X to boot.

[@B13-f9p]

does arch based distro's (manjaro arco) have the same software availablity as the debian based (ubuntu zorin) ??

[@SuperVista64]

Yes,can be in the official repos or in the AUR,you will always find the software unless its a pretty obscure software that no one has ever heard.

[@rishirajsaikia1323]

No, if you are talking about the official repositories. If you include the AUR, arch and arch based distros have the widest availibility of software packages.

[@B13-f9p]

@@rishirajsaikia1323 are packages in AUR trust worthy in matter of privacy / security ?

[@rishirajsaikia1323]

@@B13-f9p they are not listed as trustworthy as the ofiicial repository, but I have been using it for years with not much problem.

[@XYZ-xm1ew]

Is Debian in Testing version a rolling release too ?

[@LemmingOfEvil]

Testing and Unstable do have images on the Debian org website, but are slightly buried. Testing includes a Live ISO option, but Unstable is only a netinstall ISO.

[@themroc8231]

Debian says you shouldn't use those, that they are actually there to test new versions of the installer, and that you should install the stable one, update the repostories and run a full upgrade. I use those too and I don't care either.

[@ray_jay]

If you specify "stable" or "testing" in sources.list, isn't that also rolling release?

[@pagey007]

Great content ,, Really rate Debian ,, New subscriber,, :-)

[@CrustyAbsconder]

Is there any advantage to this method versus using a distro based on Debian unstable ? And if you are going to risk stability, why not just use Fedora or better, live in the outer-edge of The Universe in Rawhide on metal ?

[@thierrybo6304]

There are only two, Siduction and Nitrux

[@anonwilczek6044]

Idk man i do simple for unstable, install stabble, non free iso with my gui (because i donjt whanna search wifi driver) after that i just edit sources list to add contrib and non-free, doing full update, and fallow the instruction for latest kernel, when you dont pin branch dystro name, you will be upgrade to unstabble automaticly xD

[@patrickmillerson2474]

Hy DT. Im a linux user for over 6 years now. I just bought a new Dell laptop. It's a Latitude 3510. I also have a Dell Inspiron 5000. When i try install Debian 10 on the Inspiron, everythings goes well. But when i try install it on the Latitude, the system wont let me boot into the installer. Im wonder what could be the problem. Or maybe the settings on the latitude is what causing the problem. Can you help?

[@cuttlefishn.w.2705]

Yo DT, just copy-paste that obnoxiously long path straight into the URL, watchu doin m8?

[@edbeckerich3737]

I contend that distrhopping kills laptops, the last three I've had all died that way. I got to enjoy Sid for about 10 minutes before my Dell Latitude died, the BIOS will post, but freezes before you can get to the setup screen. Dang, DTs videos are deadly

[@ThatBoringDeveloper]

maybe not distro hopping but maybe because you used a unstable version of debian as ive been distro hopping on a 120 dollar HP Laptop i just use for daily use unlike my desktop i use for programming my 120 HP laptop has not died and i have been distro hopping for atleast 4 years

[@edbeckerich3737]

@@ThatBoringDeveloper I am going to tear it down to check heatsink compound. Its a refurbished laptop. Live and learn finally I hope

[@riseabove3082]

distro hopping does NOT kill computers. Get real. Not saying you don't have a boot problem because you probably don't know what you are doing in the first place. You are going to have to re-install from scratch.

[@miyolinux]

su (enter password) apt this-or-that sudo apt this-or-that enter user password .003 milisecond difference...

[@hemnath1291]

How he connected to internet before set up?

[@boblol1465]

the effects/effect sounds feel kinda wrong

[@Amos_Huclkeberry]

Is there any reason why it would be beneficial to install this rather than arch, tumbleweed, PCLOS….

[@hb9145]

Arch: probably not Tumbleweed: arguably, being a political (woke) trainwreck attacking RMS PCLOS: arguably, if you can cope dealing with an unsympathetic autist

[@NeOnFighterr]

Why does a rolling release have to be unstable?

[@hopelessdecoy]

They really should just have a sources selection in the net iso installer.... Like why have 1 billion ISOs just for a different apt text file.

[@benjy288]

I installed debian unstable but within the first 30 minutes I had caja crash on me more than once, so I install opensuse tumbleweed instead, and its been rock solid so far, leap was a bit too outdated for my liking, I particularly like the option of using snapshots in tumbleweed.

[@yuhaz]

nice vid thx

[@jpdashes]

Is there a reason to edit the sudoers file directly instead of running visudo?

[@AndersJackson]

No, as visudo check the syntax so you don't lock yourself out. Better yet, on Debian based distributions, just add the user to the right group, as will not be done IF you don't set root password when doing an installation.

[@spidey7771]

Check feren os latest one

[@StrategyYouDidntKnow]

Any one know if there's a software for automotive administration of part and maintenance.

[@heisenbergon]

Best OS

[@besnikrrustemi]

Great and helpful video, i am wondering if we could do the same with an ubuntu non-LTS based installation like that ?

[@AndersJackson]

Yes, you can. Bit not with the standard installation ISO. At least last time I checked.

[@imhemish]

question: ​how to configure power management like hiberante, suspend and i3lock with these. some pople mention logind from systemd. some suggest other methods. can anyone please explain it or just share how you do it (i3wm)

[@cosmicpegasis7591]

For suspend you can simply bind the command systemctl suspend to a key in i3wm in the config file. Or for a bar like polybar you can grab the default config from the github page of polybar it already has a module called powermenu for dmenu I'm not sure but a simple poweroff command can poweroff You can also alias a command to systemctl suspend through bashrc to make it less tedious to type it If you want to configure i3lock, look up EF-Tech Made Simple on KZbin specifically for i3 configuration. If you want to learn how to do this stuff without tutorials or random people like me, you can also read the arch wiki it probably has configuration instructions for all these. Every entry is neatly organised into installation instructions, configuration options, bugs, and tips and tricks. However before all of this I would encourage you to read the man page of a program, for i3lock for example, man i3lock

[@imhemish]

@@cosmicpegasis7591 also, how do i configure my system to hibernate with i3 lock first launched when laptop lid closes, do we do it through logind, systemd?

[@Ironpants57]

I wanted to put in some config stuff.. but KZbin allows symbols to effect the text. I recommend looking at different distros and see how they manage their config files. My recommends are Manjaro(Arch), Garuda Linux(Arch), Regolith(Ubuntu), and Fedora Spin editions. It's surprising what you might miss out on if you just read manuals. Tbh, I recommend doing this with every WM you plan to use, if you have the time. Note: Do read the manuals as well if you are really curious about a certain topic or configuration.

[@Ironpants57]

Also recommend doing these in VMs.. It makes the process much easier and faster.

[@cosmicpegasis7591]

@@imhemish I configured this myself a few years ago, I do not remember exactly how, but type exactly what you asked me into google it should lead you to a stack overflow answer. In essence you create a bash script i3lock -l & systemctl suspend Then tell your system to run it whenever it detects your lid closing.

[@glowiak3430]

I use OpenBSD (at least now) btw

[@mikehosken4328]

I would personally use testing instead of sid. If you need anything not in testing then apt pin the packages from sid. I’ve used Debian for over 20 years and use stable for servers, testing for desktop and Sid/experimental for building packages. It also depends on which port you have, a large amount of hardware ports exist only in unstable.

[@mattslivar5174]

I have even faster way to find mini.iso and it's not that hidden anymore

[@antishulk]

what?

[@0sergey1]

Go on...

[@NormanF62]

No longer a need for this. Spiral Linux makes it easier with one click to move to unstable branch, you head for the repositories in the Synaptic package manager, change stable to unstable, click apply and close out and then reload Synaptic. After that you can update to unstable and you’re basically on a rolling branch Debian. Its no longer necessary to hunt down an obscure iso. to get what you want.

[@edbeckerich3737]

Debian stable is so pedestrian, so dang stable and out of date, its boring. I've never given Sid serious consideration. Debian doesnt encourage it, but it makes Debian sound like fun!!

[@rishirajsaikia1323]

Can I change my MX Linux repositories to debian Sid ?

[@TOKYEO]

forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=39486

[@themroc8231]

MX Linux doesn't support it. Antix on the other hand does.

[@TOKYEO]

@@themroc8231 oh ok didnt know that sorry (i just found the forum after a quick search as i dont use MX nor antiX)

[@themroc8231]

@@TOKYEO Don't be sorry, the forum you linked to was correct. I was only adding a bit of information.

[@TOKYEO]

@@themroc8231 oh ok :3

[@giancarlolugo7048]

Looks like Debian removed the ISO. Cannot find it since March 17, 2022.

[@alles_muss_anders_werden]

Don't use 'sid' Release for industrial environments!

[@SB-qm5wg]

Debian is on my home server.