Re: Alternative to unstable for Powerbook G4
On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 07:10:10PM +0200, Pander wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> For the last half year I have been using my Powerbook G4 12" with debian
> unstable. At this moment (almost) everything I need is working properly
> with this distribution (thanks to this list, the developers and package
> builders out there). Unstable is accroding to me very very stable for
> its name but still sometimes things are broken, like kde4 for me at this
> time.
>
> So I was wondering, instead of having the bleeding edge stuff, what
> alternative is there at this time and what are peoples experiences with it?
>
> Can I with this hardware downgrade to sid? testing? ...? What is better?
> Is it more stable than 'unstable'? How far is this alternative lagging
> behind regarding unstable? Will Powerbook G4 12" work with it? Is
> apt-get dist-upgrade 'always' resulting in a stable system? What are
> most of the Powerbook G4 users out there using at this time?
>
> As for the kernel, I'm completely satisfied with rsyncing it myself with
> penguinppc, so it more of a question on kde and gnome stability.
http://www.debian.org/devel/testing
If you see a must-have in unstable, install it using apt-get -t unstable,
and it will draw in only the dependencies it needs without making your
whole system 'unstable'.
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