X-Original-To: alpine-user@lists.alpinelinux.org Received: from mx1.tetrasec.net (mx1.tetrasec.net [74.117.190.25]) by lists.alpinelinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F044DF85557 for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:15:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx1.tetrasec.net (mail.local [127.0.0.1]) by mx1.tetrasec.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 378D79E1ED2; Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:15:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ncopa-desktop.copa.dup.pw (67.63.200.37.customer.cdi.no [37.200.63.67]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: alpine@tanael.org) by mx1.tetrasec.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 17A899E0363; Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:15:18 +0000 (UTC) Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:15:12 +0100 From: Natanael Copa To: Yuan Cc: alpine-user@lists.alpinelinux.org Subject: Re: [alpine-user] Setup an official "Alpine Linux Archive"? Message-ID: <20190315091512.4006c871@ncopa-desktop.copa.dup.pw> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.17.3 (GTK+ 2.24.32; x86_64-alpine-linux-musl) X-Mailinglist: alpine-user Precedence: list List-Id: Alpine Development List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:48:28 +0800 Yuan wrote: > I setup up Alpine Linux on a raspberrypi a month ago, while the latest > release was 3.9.0. > For some reasons I cannot upgrade because it is located at a remote > location and nobody can rescue it if upgrade fails. > I also want to build some kernel modules for testing today, but I can > no longer access the exact dependencies required to build packages for > Alpine Linux 3.9.0 from the mirrors, especially the kernels, unless I > build them myself. > > It would be really nice to have a daily snapshots (or at least, minor > release snapshot) for official Alpine Linux packages like ArchLinux. > It will be benefit for users who have to stick to a specific version > and cannot afford the risk of upgrading the distro. Yes, I agree with this, and I think it is doable. It could be implemented as zfs snapshots or similar. We have talked about it, but infra team has more than enough on their hands currently. The question is for how long do we save those snapshots? 6 months? 1 or 2 years? forever? > Arch Linux Archive stores official repositories snapshots, which is > helpful for downgrading or restoring packages to a precise moment. > > PS: deeply apologize for sending subscribing mail to the wrong mail address. no worries. You are not the first and you will not be the last. -nc --- Unsubscribe: alpine-user+unsubscribe@lists.alpinelinux.org Help: alpine-user+help@lists.alpinelinux.org ---