On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 05:51:04PM -0400, Jeremy Davis wrote: > I am in the process of learning the the subtle differences in debian > compared to my main linux distro, which is Slackware. So I believe that I > am going to move to debian because of apt and all that it implies :) But I > do have a question. Am I missing something in apt-get when updating the > packages. I noticed that perl 5.6 is kind of old as well as the apache > 1.3.26. Are the debian packages not kept up-to-date? If not maybe I should > move to something else? Sorry for my ignorance on the subject, but I am > willing to change this ignorance curve :) > > Sincerely, > > Jeremy
The stable distribution is not as up to date as pretty much anything. That's because of the stringent criteria for a package to be allowed in, and hence for the distribution to be upgraded. You don't have to run stable - you can upgrade to testing or unstable if you want. Or you can run stable with third-party "backports" - later versions of software built against stable libraries. Have a look at http://www.debian.org/releases/. Not a flame, but this page is accessible in one click from the main website. I can testify that once you move to Debian, you will not move away. A -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
