-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mitja Podreka wrote: > Wei Chen wrote: >> So I'd say that maybe Stable is really not for Desktop use. Testing is >> the best choice because it is neither too dangerous nor too old. >> >> After listening to the suggestions on the list, I have made my decision >> that I shall first stick with Etch for a while and then upgrade to >> Testing when I find it too old for me. Thanks. :) >> > I was in the exact same situation two years ago. Debian community was > expecting the new stable release (Sarge), which eventually happened > about half a year later. New to Debian, actually new to Linux, I figured > it out that stable (Woody) had too old software, so I ended up > installing and using Sarge. In between I "discovered" backports and so I > stayed on Sarge up till one week ago, when after an unsuccessful attempt > of running Sid, I installed Etch.
Might there be conflicts for backports and "distribution upgrade"? - -- Cheers, Wei Chen http://www.acplex.com/people/wchen/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGEiagCIqXQV6BF28RAjKaAKCXItVAyob5l+oNM9X6Gywc0BVXbwCfbP3I 7eIkcEUYNzR38KrVdbex62c= =W66z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]