Re: Lenny version info
On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:18:25 +1100
Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Chris Bannister wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 03:05:45PM +1030, Ashvin Narayanan wrote:
> >> Thanks Jim/Michael for taking time to show me how to use Google
> >> instead of simply pointing me to debian-users.
> >
> > Naturally, I assume you would do a google first!!! Just think, in
> > a few years time if someone googles your name, will they think you
> > ignorant/lazy and not able to use a search engine?
>
> I don't understand why everyone thinks a personal attack is in
> order here???????
>
> The following from one of my own fully updated Debian servers is as
> follows: # cat /etc/issue
> Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 \n \l
>
> That doesn't tell me a great deal in itself -- should it also say
> "Lenny" ? I think it should, but I don't make those decisions; it
> certainly is debatable.
You may try "cat /etc/debian_version"
>
> The latest stable release today is 5.0.7 ... but that is the whole
> distro, not just "which Linux do I have".
>
> What version of Linux .... well, the only simple answer is, see
> your kernel version from:
> # cat /proc/version
>
> Most of us know, fwiw, that Linux is just the kernel, with the
> distro counting for much more overall. The file /etc/issue may not
> exist on all Linux distros either.
>
> Of course there are other methods / tools and even further
> questions, I'm sure.
>
> Perhaps a look at /etc/apt/sources.list would be in order too, for
> some more answers. And being a Debian distro, some reading of man
> pages for dpkg as well.
>
> And yes, the query should have been sent to debian-users, but that
> doesn't mean a personal attack is warranted, does it? Do you want
> to drive Debian users away or encourage them to stay?
>
> Google has many answers, and some might be better searching:
> http://google.com/linux
>
> However, Google doesn't have all the answers, a polite response may
> have been a better outcome in this case and other somewhat
> considered "trivial" cases -- it was good enough to spend the time
> attacking a person, but not good enough to help with a real
> answer? Sure, some questions are "too trivial and seem to be noise
> for noise sake", so just ignore them and let the person asking such
> questions consider again how to ask a "good" question or do some of
> their own "ground work" first.
>
> Whilst searching Google will give many answers, sometimes the
> answer simply lies within the machine in question itself and maybe
> even it's own dedicated mailing list users whom would like to
> "help" and promote their disto of choice, rather than dampen the
> spirits of an enquirer.
>
> As we say in AU, "Fair go."
>
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