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Should a relatively conservative user untick "Unsupported updates (precise-backports)" in Software Sources?

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I installed 12.04 RC a few days before the release date and it is now updated fully. It's working just fine and it is my OS for regular work.

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I have a question regarding "Software Sources".
In the picture, three items are ticked (by default, I presume) under Install updates from:. Should I untick Unsupported updates (precise-backports) since I now want a relatively stable user experience (although I run sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade quite a few times a day and that hasn't been a problem at all.)

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answered 1 Year ago laiuct · Accepted Answer

This is not necessary. If you run

apt-cache policy | grep backports

you'll see that the Backports repository is pinned to 100. This means that you have to explicitly choose to install the backport version of a package if a version also exists in the non-backports repository. The advantage this has, is that if a package is only available in backports, you'll be able to install it without modifying anything else.