Re: dif version of debian ??

[Frank Zimmermann <F.Zimmermann@bham.ac.uk>]

Dan Christensen wrote:
> 
> Hi All
> 
> Im thinking about changen to debian from SuSE, so i started to get this list,
> but now im more in dubt about the way debian works and who many dif version
> ther are, i seen versions like 2.2.r2 2.2.r3 woody and the list go on. is
> ther a place to get the info on the versions and what the dif is from version
> to wersion, so i can finde the version best for me.
> 
> Sorry if this Q has been up before, but im fearly new to Linux.
> TIA

Hi Dan,

Suse has the same system. They constantly bring security-updates in
their distri and from time to time they change from 7.1-0 to 7.1-1
(you'll only see this in YAST). 2.2r3 is the latest stable Debian
and if you can get this go for it. If your vendor has only the 2.2r2
its easy to update with apt-get. 
As far as I have noticed no won this list woody is quite stable (I
guess it is as stable as the actual Suse/RH....). So if you want a
distri with kernel 2.4.x and XFree86 4.0.x get woody.

I have changed from Suse to Debian a few weeks ago and I am very
happy. There are a few thing I'll have to figure out yet cause it is
very different from Suse, but at least everything is working (not
like Suse 7.1).

Hope this will hep you a bit,

Frank