Re: knoppix vs standard debian?
On Thursday 02 September 2004 20:11, Scotty Fitzgerald wrote:
> Thank you for your replies.
>
> I am thinking of ordering the (big) seven disk set from
> an outfit like linuxcdrs.com.
The 7 cd set is most likely Woody probably Rev 2 (3.0r2) which I run.
It has considerable virtue, not least stability and security. However
considering that you have been running knoppix, a selection from unstable and
testing I believe, you would likely find Woody to be quite 'retro'. For
instance I am unable to run the latest Mozilla or its siblings Firefox and
Thunderbird because I lack the necessary libraries.
So I need to upgrade to Sarge and will be doing just that over the next few
days. I may be wrong on this but I believe Sarge is now included in the
security update process. Even if I am wrong on that it will not be far away.
The full set of Sarge comprises 13 cds or 2 dvds, but most folks could get by
with at most the first 4 cds. If you have a halfway decent internet
connection, maybe just the first 1 or perhaps the 'netinst' cd.
You can probably glom what you need from a local linux user group for a
nominal fee. I supply my lug members with gpl cds for just 1 AUD each as do 3
other guys in the same lug. We do it to spread the good news if you like and
just about cover costs.
HTH
Bob
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