Re: I want to install lenny from scratch
On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:35:42 +0530
arijit <arijit.2612@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-06-06 at 12:58 -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
>
>
> > I ran testing (etch) for about 4 months before it became stable
> > since I had just bought a new computer with SATA and nVidia GB eth.
> >
> > OTOH, recently here I've seen threads about libc6 breaking on lenny.
> > That gives one's computer a heart attack requireing a transplant.
> > I'm sure it can be fixed if you have a live CD and great
> > knowledge. When it happend to my 486 upgrading from Sarge to Etch,
> > I had neither.
> >
> > The main purpose of testing is, well, testing. If you don't need
> > it, why run it?
> >
> > Doug.
>
>
> Yes, I can understand your point. On a second thought, "is it possible
> to mix up some packages from lenny into my etch box?"
> Because, some latest packages are in lenny can be useful. like, latest
> sun-java (in lenny it's latest) will be helpful for me. also latest
> version of media players, openoffice.
> can I do it? will it be okay?
I would use backports (http://www.backports.org) instead. Packages in
lenny are subject to unpredictable changes, whereas those in backports
are compiled for stable specifically.
--
Liam
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