On Tue, 2002-11-19 at 14:19, Rauno Merisalu wrote: > I have Debian Linux installed on my computer but I have a couple of > questions. What is basically the difference for example between Redhat > and Debian linux? I have noticed that there are some files located in > different directories and the package system is differend (.deb > and .rpm) but basically what is the difference?
The difference is technical and filosofical and is to much to explain here. I suggest you read the debian policy and social-contract and other documents on the debian website. These will explain most of the reasons debian does something a specific way. Redhat is a commercial company and work in a completely different way then the volunteer driven non-commercial debian project. > Then Iīd like to know the apt-get server what is the most recently > upgraded. I have tried the closest ones to me (finland and sweden) but > I still do have older versions of for example irssi. And what about > KDE. I have said "apt-get install kde" and the other packages but I > still have 2.2.x version. Why arenīt these (finnish and swedish) > servers up to date? Or is it just me, do I have to do something to > upgrade my things. I know that I can download for example KDE from > downloads.com but i have to download so many files that itīll get > complicated or is there an easier way to do it? You're servers are most likely very up-to-date. There are just no updates for the debian version your running (probably 'stable', the latest 'released' version.). Debian prefers to only release well-tested and stable software. If you want to run cutting-edge new tools consider running the 'testing' or 'unstable' releases of debian. This is however not recommended for newbies and for servers. Or read up on apt-pinning and install a few select packages from the unstable tree. -- Mark Janssen -- maniac(at)maniac.nl -- GnuPG Key Id: 357D2178 Unix / Linux, Open-Source and Internet Consultant @ SyConOS IT Maniac.nl Unix-God.Net|Org MarkJanssen.org|nl SyConOS.com|nl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
