Right now, I have a working Knoppix system, with no major upgrades from 3.3.

My problem is that installing new software is a pain. I believe this is related to the mix-n-match attitude of Knoppix towards Debian stable/testing/unstable. For example, to install kmidi, I need to install timidity, which depends on libvorbis0. Synaptic says installing libvorbis0 would uninstall half the software on this computer. This is a common problem, and in most cases, I either give up, or spend a few hours unravelling the web of programs.

So, would upgrading to Debian testing elliminate these problems? Would there be any potential problems making the upgrade?