# ARCH testing repository **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [June 7, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193 "2020-06-07T16:35:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cipolla](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/cipolla/32/7082_2.png) [@cipolla](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/cipolla)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/1 "2020-06-07T16:35:14Z")
I had used for a lot of years debian SID, unstable. I had never encountered big problems That’s why I was wondering, has anyone experiences with the testing repository of Arch? is it “stable” enough to try it? ---
**Author:** ![FredBezies](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/fredbezies/32/235_2.png) [@FredBezies](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/FredBezies)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/2 "2020-06-07T16:43:23Z")
Well… Even if I’m using archlinux with testing enabled for the last 9 years or so, I do not recommend to do so. It sometimes break. Just try it in a VM for two or three weeks. ---
**Author:** ![dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/dalto/32/5577_2.png) [@dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dalto)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/3 "2020-06-07T16:45:24Z")
Debian sid is closer to Arch stable than Arch testing from my experience. That being said, I haven’t used sid in quite some time. Also, in the Debian world, there is a huge difference between sid, testing and the current release. In Arch, most things are only in testing for a very short time. ---
**Author:** ![manuel](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/manuel/32/396_2.png) [@manuel](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/manuel)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/4 "2020-06-07T17:40:28Z")
Maybe create a virtual machine and use testing repos there? That way you can find out if you feel comfortable with it. As others implied, it will break occasionally. ---
**Author:** ![cipolla](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/cipolla/32/7082_2.png) [@cipolla](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/cipolla)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/5 "2020-06-07T18:18:29Z")
thanks a lot for your answers I suppose that I will stay with the stable repo 🙂 if it breaks I’m not sure that I will be able to fix it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tasia91](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/tasia91/32/5720_2.png) [@Tasia91](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Tasia91)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/6 "2020-06-07T18:35:17Z")
I am just curious why did you want to enable testing in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![cipolla](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/cipolla/32/7082_2.png) [@cipolla](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/cipolla)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/7 "2020-06-07T18:48:39Z")
just for my previous debian experience 🙂 I had always used the unstable repo (anyway I’m using Arch from some months, but the ARCH stable repository seems to me less “conservative” than the Debian stable one) ---
**Author:** ![ringo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ringo/32/66182_2.png) [@ringo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ringo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/8 "2020-06-07T19:15:38Z")
and what compares btw debian experimental ? i want to know 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cipolla](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/cipolla/32/7082_2.png) [@cipolla](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/cipolla)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/9 "2020-06-07T19:49:04Z")
I suppose that there is not an experimental repo 🙂 [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official\_repositories](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_repositories) ---
**Author:** ![ringo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ringo/32/66182_2.png) [@ringo](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ringo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/10 "2020-06-07T19:56:51Z")
Debian experimental 🙂 [https://wiki.debian.org/DebianExperimental](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianExperimental) ---
**Author:** ![anon31549144](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@anon31549144](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/anon31549144)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/11 "2020-06-07T20:07:17Z")
Arch stable is already as bleeding edge as it gets. Doesn’t seem to make sense to go beyond the bleeding edge, unless you are a developer/tester. And definitely not on a “get-stuff-done” machine. There’s no comparison with Debian here. I mean Arch testing is not to Arch stable what SID is to Debian stable. ---
**Author:** ![SGS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/sgs/32/20157_2.png) [@SGS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/SGS)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/12 "2020-06-07T23:19:59Z")
> [@cipolla](#): > > if it breaks I’m not sure that I will be able to fix it ![bu](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/446b170ea622e8767d0d3ac17fa0a08ecaf69c8b.jpeg) Do it with timeshift + timeshift-autosnap and you’re always on the safe side. ---
**Author:** ![zoli62](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/4bbf92/32.png) [@zoli62](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/zoli62)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/arch-testing-repository/5193/13 "2020-06-07T23:57:58Z")
> [@cipolla](#): > > I had used for a lot of years debian SID, unstable. I had never encountered big problems > That’s why I was wondering, has anyone experiences with the testing repository of Arch? > is it “stable” enough to try it? Since I have used and continue to use Debian Sid, this idea has already come up in me, but I honestly admit, I haven’t dared to try it in a live environment yet. Because of the Arch rolling release, there is even more chance of package breaks. Debian Sid is not really a rolling release, but rather a distribution that is constantly being developed. I think you also use apt-listbugs on Debian Sid to keep it safe. To the best of my knowledge, there is no such device on Arch(testing).