On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 17:02:58 +0000 (UTC) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > All, > > I run Etch+backports at my home gateway/file server. Lately, I find > that many packages are too old in Etch for my needs. I am thinking of > switching to Lenny.
Don't do it! Resist the temptation. Stay with good ol' reliable Etch (at least until Lenny is declared as "good ol' reliable, and stable, Lenny"). I don't think anyone can reliably answer your questions about the switch. Maybe things will go wrong, and maybe not. But, if you're current set up is working for you, and you're simply curious to see if newer will be better, then I say don't do it. Why fix what isn't broken? If the older software truly is "too old" for your needs, meaning that it truly is not meeting your needs, then go for it, and see. Do a backup first, though. In doing an upgrade of your system, I would recommend "dist-upgrade" over "upgrade". It supposedly takes more issues into consideration in doing the upgrade. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
