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Re: Debian Sid first time user



Tuesday 05 August 2008, Javier Barroso wrote :
> On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 11:14 PM, Adrian Levi <adrian.levi@gmail.com> 
wrote:
> > 2008/8/5 Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com>:
> > > Hi to all the Debian users community.
> > >
> > > I've been using Debian for a couple of years now (coming from
> >
> > Mandrakelinux)
> >
> > > and have been happy with stable versions, Sarge and then Etch. 
> > > Now for particular needs I want to try to use Sid with a > =
> > > 2.6.25-2-686 kernel.
> > >
> > > Please can anybody indicate how to fetch and install a Debian Sid
> >
> > distribution
> >
> > > and how to manage it after installation (packages and so on)?  I
> > > didn't
> >
> > find
> >
> > > any help on www.debian.org.  Besides, large downloads are not
> > > easy for
> >
> > my
> >
> > > connection.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for any reply
> > > Rodolfo
> >
> > I honestly inform you that you _are_not_ready_ for sid.
>
> Always is there a first time to do the things.
>
> Rodolfo, Sid hasn't got a installer, you have to install lenny / etch
> and then upgrade / full-upgrade to sid changing /etc/apt/sources.list
> as people said.

Yes but you can install a Debian with a business card and then you have 
the choice in the release you want to grab (stable, testing or 
unstable).

>
> Like other  said too, a good connection is good for sid (because
> there are many changes daily)
>
> Welcome to Debian Sid World !



Regards,

Thomas Preud'homme

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