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by yjftsjthsd-h 1 day ago
> People don't usually understand that apt allows you to configure multiple sources across versions simultaneously, so you can e.g. run stable, but also selectively install from backports or unstable.

Which is just as well, because that's not generally a good idea unless you really know what you're doing:

https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian#Don.27t_make_a_Frank...

Granted, the kernel is probably the best thing to do it with, on account of their aggressive stance on compatibility and the narrowness of impact (no .so files in play).

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Backports are meant to work well along stable packages, but I agree it's definitely not a good idea to start pulling from sid from trixie (for regular packages, kernel is fine), this is asking for a ruined system.