On Thu, Jul 05, 2018 at 10:49:10AM +0200, Irrwahn wrote:

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>
> Well said. However, it should be noted that in this specific case
> users who pull their kernel from ascii-backports are also affected.
> Lots of fun to be had staring at a black screen after a seemingly
> innocuous kernel minor version update on a stable system.
>
> (Yes, I'm aware that packages from backports should be installed
> applying almost the same level of alertness as is advisable for
> unstable or testing. But still.)
>

The mentioned package is not in ascii-backports. Normally, stuff gets
into stable-backports only after it has been in testing for a
sufficient amount of time, without major bug reports. Backports is not
automatic. In this case, I guess the unstable package will be fixed
before percolating down.

Debian has many problems, but few distros have a more robust mechanism
for package flow... ;)

My2Cents

KatolaZ

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