On Tue, Jun 16, 1998 at 07:48:26AM -0700, Neil Cheshire wrote: > Hi, > > Could someone please clarify for me about all the Debian releases. I > currently run Debian 1.3 which is bo , right?
Yes. > I haven't really done much > to my system so was going to reinstall with Debian 2.0 which is hamm , > ok so far? Yes, but *there is no need for a re-install*! Debian has a great and superior upgrading mechanism, and your system will update cleanly through every version, even major version changes. Again: Dpkg is designed to handle all upgrades. There are some things to watch for, but nothing serious. If you can't update your system cleanly, it is a bug (and a severe one, too). Reinstalls are for Windows. > So what is slink? Is this what is coming out in June, ie. a > stable hamm? No. Hamm will be released as stable as soon it is finished. > Will that be 2.1 or is that coming later? The next release will be Hamm 2.0. Slink 2.1 will come after that, probably September/october. > Should I really wait for the stable release? Seeing as I am not > desperate to upgrade? You should wait for the stable release. If you need security updates, they are incorporated in bo. If you need other upgrades, they are probably in bo-updates or bo-unstable at the ftp site. If you are an experienced user and want to test the upgrade, you are welcome to do so before the stable release (I run hamm since november last year). Note. however, that it *may* crash your system seriously (not that I think of a special bug, but take care). > 1.2 rex > 1.3 bo > 2.0 hamm....? 2.1 slink 1.1 (0.93?) buzz Marcus -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Debian GNU/Linux finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann http://www.debian.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
