Re:Maybe you shouldn't install new software for a bit
by anthk on Friday May 08, 2026 @11:41AM
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Debian had backports since forever. You could totally upgrade the kernel and MESA since month 1.
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Re:Maybe you shouldn't install new software for a bit
by tremon on Friday May 08, 2026 @02:08PM
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Not forever, backports were introduced with Sarge IIRC. And typically versions only appears in backports that are also in testing/unstable, e.g. Linux 6.19 is currently in trixie-backports but the non-LTS kernels between 6.12 and 6.18 were not available there, nor is the current 7.0 (yet).