On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 04:55:03PM -0700, ABSDoug wrote: > Thanks a BUNCH for all the responds! If I'm repeating myself, forgive, > I'm not sure what you've read so far (had some posting issues, now > resolved). I'd like to explain my desire to use Debian stable so as to > get some education here, cause I'm confused now. My reason for wanting > stable (is it called "Freeze"?) was because of a suggestion on the > Ubuntu list. 10.04 UNE has problems with torrents dropping my wireless > connection on my Acer Aspire One. My 1st reaction was, how in the > WORLD does the Ubuntu *Netbook* Edition (formally "Remix") not work on > my *netbook*!? On the Ubuntu list, there was talk about the 6-month > release schedule, talk of Ubuntu being based on "unstable" Debian & > that the answer might be Debian stable if you don't want problems. > This was the 1st time I had heard of "stable" & "unstable", I only > knew there was "testing", which I wanted to avoid. Sounded very > reasonable, with a name like "stable" & finding out Debian is the > SOURCE for other distros, I'm thinking stable is what you'd use if you > don't want to be a "Guinea pig". So I ran right over here. That's what > got me here, but now I'm wondering if I'm going to go with unstable > "Squeeze", what does that offer over Ubuntu 9.10 (Remix). 9.10 (unlike > 10.04) works well on my Acer Aspire One. I remember when Windows 7 > testing was being given away & most people I knew installed it right > away. I wanted no part of "testing" software having no idea about this > stable vs unstable issue. Hoping to get a good education on this! TIA You could start by pointing a browser at http://www.debian.org and following the "available versions of Debian" link in the "Getting Started" section of the first page. Cheers, Tom -- Jim, it's Grace at the bank. I checked your Christmas Club account. You don't have five-hundred dollars. You have fifty. Sorry, computer foul-up! -- "The Rockford Files"
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