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DJCrashdummy

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Registered: 2026-03-27

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Q4OS based on Debian testing

to spare you a long backstory: i accidentally stumbled across Q4OS some time ago and really like it (especially for noobs which want KDE Plasma). but it also started to grow on me besides being a KDE first distribution, especially for the fact that it uses the original Debian repos and the desktop profiler. ...although i'm rather using rolling distributions for (some of) my desktops, i want to give it a shot.

yes, i know it is not supported and the like... but i found some testing images of Q4OS 7.x which point to the current testing repos. hence my question: what would be the better approach to get a Q4OS system based on Debian testing?
installing the stable version of Q4OS (6.x at the time of writing) and upgrading to Debian testing by changing the repos; or installing the testing version of Q4OS and just changing the repos from the fixed release to "testing"?
BTW: is there also a "testing" repo resp. alias for the Q4OS repo or just the fixed ones (i would have to change with every release)?

or if you want, to put it a little bit differently: is the testing ISO more or less just a ISO with changed repos; or are there so many things changed (which might be unstable and should be tested) that make the system more unstable than a normal testing system resp. upgraded one?

thanks in advance for some answers and ideally insights!

q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

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Re: Q4OS based on Debian testing

Welcome to the forum and enjoy Q4OS

We recommend you just download and install the testing version https://sourceforge.net/projects/q4os/files/testing/ , if you want testing really. Of course, the best experience you get with Q4OS stable.

... is the testing ISO more or less just a ISO with changed repos; or are there so many things changed (which might be unstable and should be tested) that make the system more unstable than a normal testing system resp. upgraded one?

The testing version includes unstable components, so manual interventions may be required as time passes.