Re: recommended ftp clients for Debian
On 2015-02-25, Bret Busby <bret.busby@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 25/02/2015, Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> gftp *is* in Debian 7 (though apparently not in 8 - see Liam below).
>
> Hmm.
>
> With GNOME 2 having been buried by Debian 7, and gFTP being apparently
> on its way out, being apparently removed by Debian 8, maybe I and
> others like me, will be continuing to use Debian 6, for a few years
> more.
>
Unfortunately, security support for squeeze ends in February 2016[1],
and even now offers less than 100% coverage[2]. The MATE desktop[3], a
comfortable and familiar environment for GNOME 2 refugees, is available
in jessie and in wheezy-backports.
1: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/
2: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Using#Check_for_unsupported_packages
3: http://www.mate-desktop.org/
--
Liam
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