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Testing live images not available in debian.org (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In Debian live images the links to download the testing branch are broken. Any alternative way to download them?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-live-builds/amd64/iso-hybrid/
The files just aren't there (yet?), website probably got updated prematurely.
In case you want to install testing for personal use (not for testing the ISO), the officially recommended way is to install a minimal stable system, change the sources.list to point to testing, do a dist-upgrade and then install what packages you need.

If you don't need a live image, the regular one is here:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/amd64/iso-dvd/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I want to test testing in my new laptop with windows installed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Your options are to test Stable instead, or wait till the Testing live images are available.
Since the supported way to install Debian is always via Stable, the Testing images are really only there for devs and bug squashers to test the installer itself before it's released.

[–] Buffalox -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The files just aren’t there (yet?)

~~This is false,~~

Sorry I thought the CD and DVD would be live images. Maybe they aren't, I haven't tried them myself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I don't see live images there.

[–] Buffalox 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No as superkret writes, they are not yet available, these are install images for testing you can use instead.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Has someone sent an e-mail about the issue? If not, I can message [email protected], which seems like the person you should contact.

This is very annoying to me; I’m a big fan of these images and they’re my goto for testing Debian on new hardware or doing full disk dumps/images.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Please do it. I sent a message to the IRC chat but nobody responded.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Sent! Although I just realized it’s not like only one person has to send an e-mail; multiple would make it clearer that these images are important to some people.

[–] wildflower 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/

https://bsky.app/profile/debian.bsky.social/post/3lfifk3ek7x2o

[–] Buffalox -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Funny how the only correct response is downvoted?
First link goes directly to newest testing images.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If he's wright give the precise working link of the LIVE TESTING image.

[–] Buffalox 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I was not aware that it literally had to be a LIVE image.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Looks like it’s fixed. Yippee!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I got a response to my e-mail; they say it’ll be fixed by Monday.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Awesome, thanks!