Re: What version of debian should I install at this point in time?
On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 03:48:26PM -0500, Chris Jones wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 12:59:52PM EST, lee wrote:
> > On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 10:49:18AM -0500, Chris Jones wrote:
> >
> > > and install something more current as well.
> > >
> > > Should I wait a bit, or is there any way I can "finalize" my Lenny
> > > install at a later date without having to reinstall?
> >
> > You can install stable, testing or unstable. You can upgrade from
> > stable to testing or unstable or experimental or to the next release.
> >
> > "Stable" is a frozen [testing|unstable|experimental], depending on
> > from what point in time you see it.
>
> Are you trying to confuse me or something?
No, I was only trying to explain what you can do and to give you
another way of understanding what "stable" means.
Basically, you need to decide how recent you want the software to be
and weigh that against to what degree you want the software to be free
of bugs. It's not a matter of reinstalling (because you can update)
and not a matter of waiting for something (because development always
continues).
If in doubt, install testing and keep it up to date. It's the most
stable release that doesn't require you to make the leap from one
stable release to another, and it is usually sufficiently recent.
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