Re: sarge or etch?
On (08/07/05 17:16), Carl Fink wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 04:38:54PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote:
>
> > The etch installer, if it is available, is unlikely to work as well as
> > the sarge installer. The prescribed approach is to use the sarge
> > installer (preferably netinst.iso if you have a fast connection) and
> > after a minimum install, edit your /etc/apt/sources.list substituting
> > references to 'stable/sarge' with 'testing/etch'.
>
> Really? I used the daily netinst build from etch on my new PC last week and
> it worked perfectly, aside from not detecting my video chipset.
OK, I confess to not having looked it.
You, Carl, are an experienced Debian user; would you really suggest a
newcomer to debian, install from etch?
Regards
Clive
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