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Guidance on Using Repos Safely?
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 12:08 pm
by marlowe221
Having accidentally created a FrakenDebian in the past, requiring a nuke-and-pave style reinstall, I am trying to learn from my past mistakes.
Is there somewhere I can read up on safe usage of the various repos that MX Package Installer provides?
Re: Guidance on Using Repos Safely?
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 1:46 pm
by Friedrich
https://mxlinux.org/community-repos/
The nice thing about the MX-package-installer is that you don't have to enable the whole test-repo to install a package from there.
So you should be save not to damage your whole system.
Re: Guidance on Using Repos Safely?
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 2:18 pm
by marlowe221
Friedrich wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2019 1:46 pm
https://mxlinux.org/community-repos/
The nice thing about the MX-package-installer is that you don't have to enable the whole test-repo to install a package from there.
So you should be save not to damage your whole system.
Hmmm... ok. I'm not trying to do anything too crazy. I just want the latest version of Python 3 - it's in the test repo right now.
I may just be a little gun shy after last time...
Re: Guidance on Using Repos Safely?
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 3:55 pm
by Stevo
You might be able to install a local version of a newer Python3 using pyenv and pyenv-installer.
https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-installer
https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv
In any case, you can make an easily restorable backup of your system with Timeshift.