Re: new computer arriving soon

[songbird <songbird@anthive.com>]

Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote:
> So I have a DVD with 12.something on it,  not too old.  I plan to install that,  and then see what's on this workstation that I also might want to install,  and then go from there.  I'm currently using virtualbox on this machine,  but would like to explore some other options for virtualization on the new box.
>
> Any suggestions as to how I might proceed to making things current and what other software I might want to include are welcomed...

  12.something is stable.  yet you say you want current... ?

  are you fairly confident with your skills that it wouldn't
be an issue to try some things?  ordering a barebones 
machine with no OS implies to me that you're likely to be
ok with playing around a bit.  :)

  if you have a USB stick available i would suggest just
doing the copy of the most recent stable iso version to it
and go from there.  or even better yet for more current
would be a testing iso.

  between some changes and security updates you can avoid
any extra cruft this way.

  the reason for doing this is that a newer machine may
have more recent hardware that might not be recognized by
the installer or the older kernels may not have the best
drivers.

  i see you mention running a pretty light desktop
management system so that also indicates someone who's
more into command line things.


  songbird