Re: Debian, Knoppix, and other varients

[Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>]

Hello

Mike M (<linux-support@earthlink.net>) wrote:

> To use Debian on the latest hardware then you must use unstable or
> testing, which exposes you to possible broken packages.

That is not always correct, because in many cases it is sufficient to
only use a newer Kernel (e.g. from backports.org, or self-compiled),
but use packages from stable otherwise. In some cases, you can only
upgrade the drivers, but keep the rest of the Kernel from stable, for
example if you need a newer version of ALSA for your sound card.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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