Re: Beta4 Installer - Multiple Debian Versions?
On Wednesday 26 May 2004 18:51, Kenneth Jacker wrote:
KJ> I've been doing some experimental installs (which, BTW, have worked
KJ> perfectly so far) using the Beta4 installer:
KJ>
KJ> ../sarge_d-i/i386/beta4/sarge-i386-netinst.iso.
KJ>
KJ>
KJ> The console "login" screen shows the following:
KJ>
KJ> Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable foobar tty1
KJ>
KJ> foobar login:
KJ>
KJ> I am confused about the "unstable" part shown above. I thought that
<IMO>
It is just a generic welcoming message (generic: for testing+unstable
versions). And for sure when Sarge becomes the new Stable Debian release,
"testing/unstable" will be replaced by "Sarge" or "stable" or something of
the kind.
KJ> the installer was creating a 'sarge' system, not a 'sarge'/'sid' one.
KJ> True?
For the moment, Sarge is (but) the "testing" version, until that bright day we
are looking forward to when it will become "stable".
KJ>
KJ> Which version(s) should I put in "sources.list"?
KJ>
KJ> o just 'sarge'
Seems strictly correct.
KJ>
KJ> o both 'sarge' and 'sid'
Correct IMO, if you don't mind (or simply want to!) have some "unstable"
packages on your system...
KJ>
KJ> o other
KJ>
KJ> Thanks for clarifying things,
</IMO>
Non-newbies might want to add something to this.
Cheers,
Sylvain.
KJ>
KJ> --
KJ> Prof Kenneth H Jacker khj@cs.appstate.edu
KJ> Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj
KJ> Appalachian State Univ
KJ> Boone, NC 28608 USA
KJ>
KJ>
--
Config (for wx-users):
- wx-2.4.2,
- gcc 3.3.3,
- GTK-2
Reply to: