> -----Original Message----- > From: Bill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 1:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Really Confused > > > Hi, > > I currently have Debian 2.2 R7 I3 installed and I am not sure what > release I have whether its stable or unstable. I think I have > unstable? I > have been trying to get the NVidia Drivers working on it and > people keep > telling me to get woody. What I don't understand is what is the main > difference between Stable, Unstable and woody? I would guess > that stable is > the most current release and unstable is a Beta (?). I am not > sure where > woody falls into place. I am not sure if it makes a > difference or not but I > am running this on a 1.2 Athlon with 256MB of RAM and 40GIG > of storage. > > Bill >
Bill, Woody is the "name" of the current stable version. When 2.2 was the stable release, it's "name" was Potato. If you do an "apt-get update", then an "apt-get dist-upgrade" you should automagically get updated to "Woody", the current stable release. I.E. 3.0 R1. Does that help any? Barry deFreese NTS Technology Services Manager Nike Team Sports (949)-616-4005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Technology doesn't make you less stupid; it just makes you stupid faster." Jerry Gregoire - Former CIO at Dell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
