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Most desktop users are better off with unstable.

• Franciscouzo 10y ago
  I'd say testing is a better choice for desktop users, and pinning some unstable packages only if necessary.
  • chris_wot 10y ago
    Fair comment!
  • osivertsson 10y ago
    Please be aware that security fixes for Debian testing may lag behind [1]. [1] https://www.debian.org/security/faq.en.html#testing https://www.debian.org/security/faq.en.html#testing
• keithpeter 10y ago
  Some desktop users prefer stable despite its older package set. I use backports on stable for a few things. HNers will probably prefer Sid as the packages will be newer. debootstrap springs to mind for newer programming language versions &c (I have never used a debootstrap install for that purpose however).