Re: Etch vs. Sarge -- can't make up my mind
Benjamin Sher wrote:
Dear friends:
Based on what I have learned tonight about Debian, I am
not certain yet which option I will choose: Etch or Sarge,
testing or stable.
Here is my choice:
Choose Sarge (STABLE) which can only be updated with a
few specialized apt-get sources such as apt.get.org or
backports.org
apt-.get.org, backports.org are not officially endorsed by Debian. Many
people use them. So you might not have problem. But it is good to know
that the packages from these sites are not official Debian packages.
I do have one more question about Etch: To install it, I have
downloaded the 100 MB + net install ISO file. What
happens when Etch reaches STABLE? Will I be able to
continue downloading TESTING packages. Or is this net
install and the "testing" distro really strictly an ETCH testing
distro. That is, when Etch becomes stable, can I just
continue downloading and upgrading packages in testing
(since I will be in testing) or will I have to start all over
again?
Others have already given the answer. I just wanted to mention that this
is an FAQ and please see Q. 15 and Q. 16 on
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/debian_choosing_distribution.html
I have already given this link to you. The fact that you are asking this
again either means that (1) The above FAQ is not well written to be
understood by a newbie or (2) you just forgot to read it.
If it is the first case, I would be interested to know where you are
having trouble understanding it so that I can make appropriate changes.
thanks
raju
--
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
Graduate Student, MAE
Cornell University
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/
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