Keep it short and simple (KISS) is my guiding principle.
This "Debian Quick Reference" document provides information through short Bash shell commands.
Reference to:
bash(1)
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Debian comes in 3 release "flavors":
Read at least the key mailing list debian-devel-announce@lists.debian.org for updates on the status of Debian.
In March 2002, these three release versions corresponded to codename versions Potato (production quality), Woody (beta-test, very stable then since release was imminent), and Sid (alpha-test). In August 2002, right after the Woody release, these corresponded to Woody (production quality), Sarge (beta-test, it would be rough around the edges for some time), and Sid (always alpha-test). When packages in unstable have no release-critical (RC) bugs filed against them after the first week or so, they are automatically promoted to testing.
There are two approaches that enable you to run the latest versions of software on a system.
Debian Quick Reference
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