On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 10:22:55AM -0600, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> I'm teetering on the fence between Arch Linux and Debian Linux. So, I
> thought I'd post an intro in hopes that someone will give me a gentle nudge
> in the right direction. Forgive me if I ramble a bit.
>
> I've been a Linux us
On Tuesday 23 January 2007 13:16, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> Andrew,
>
> > The thing to remember about Debian -- when a release goes "Stable" then
> > it doesn't change, except for security fixes. So if you install etch, you
> > will NEVER see a new version of Hercules other than security patches.
>
>
On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 02:46:00PM -0800, Kevin Ross wrote:
>
> Building your own Debian packages is actually quite easy. See:
>
> http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/336
>
That is part 1, which only discusses setting up the build environment.
Part 2 has the rest: http://www.debian-a
> One package I use heavily is the Hercules mainframe emulator.
> The package
> available for Arch Linux was a little outdated but it took me
> no time at all
> to create a package via ABS with the lastest Hercules
> version. The process
> basically amounts to:
>
> $ abs <-- populate
On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 01:30:27PM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
> Andrei Popescu writes:
> > It is said there are users that didn't reinstall for more than 10 years.
>
> I'm one of them, though I have upgraded all my hardware.
I'm not at ten years yet, but I have a server that started out as Woody
s
Kevin Monceaux wrote:
Hugo,
On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 11:09:18AM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
One package I use heavily is the Hercules mainframe emulator.
That's the first I heard of it:
http://packages.debian.org/unstable/otherosfs/hercules
What operating system facilities do you use wi
Andrei Popescu writes:
> It is said there are users that didn't reinstall for more than 10 years.
I'm one of them, though I have upgraded all my hardware.
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Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 12:16:46PM -0600, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
Can one switch from one
version to another, from Etch to Sid for example, by simply updating
sources.list and running an update/upgrade? I do like the "rolling update"
feature some distribution, suc
On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 12:16:46PM -0600, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
>
> > You sound like you are experienced enough that you might think about
> > running "sid", "unstable" debian. Its does break now and then, but really
> > keeps up very well.
>
> That sounds like it might be a good option.
Andre
Kevin writes:
> Can one switch from one version to another, from Etch to Sid for example,
> by simply updating sources.list and running an update/upgrade?
To upgrade to the next version of Debian one edits /etc/apt/sources.list,
runs 'apt-get update', and uses 'apt-get dist-upgrade' (or the equiva
On Tuesday 23 January 2007 10:22, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> Fellow Debian Enthusiasts,
>
> I'm teetering on the fence between Arch Linux and Debian Linux. So, I
> thought I'd post an intro in hopes that someone will give me a gentle nudge
> in the right direction. Forgive me if I ramble a bit.
>
S
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:16:46 -0600
Kevin Monceaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The thing to remember about Debian -- when a release goes "Stable"
> > then it doesn't change, except for security fixes. So if you
> > install etch, you will NEVER see a new version of Hercules other
> > than securit
Andrew,
On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 08:53:59AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> nudge > debian.
>
> there you go. ;-)
Thanks, I needed that.
> You sound like you are experienced enough that you might think about
> running "sid", "unstable" debian. Its does break now and then, but really
>
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On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 10:22:55AM -0600, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> Fellow Debian Enthusiasts,
>
>
> The package is built and a package file is created that can be installed via
> the standard package manger.
If something is already 'debianize' (De
Hugo,
On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 11:09:18AM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> >
> >One package I use heavily is the Hercules mainframe emulator.
>
>
>
> That's the first I heard of it:
>
> http://packages.debian.org/unstable/otherosfs/hercules
>
> What operating system facilities do you use wit
Kevin Monceaux wrote:
Fellow Debian Enthusiasts,
I'm teetering on the fence between Arch Linux and Debian Linux. So, I
thought I'd post an intro in hopes that someone will give me a gentle nudge
in the right direction. Forgive me if I ramble a bit.
I've been a Linux user for years. I star
On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 10:22:55AM -0600, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> Fellow Debian Enthusiasts,
>
> I'm teetering on the fence between Arch Linux and Debian Linux. So, I
> thought I'd post an intro in hopes that someone will give me a gentle nudge
> in the right direction. Forgive me if I ramble a
Fellow Debian Enthusiasts,
I'm teetering on the fence between Arch Linux and Debian Linux. So, I
thought I'd post an intro in hopes that someone will give me a gentle nudge
in the right direction. Forgive me if I ramble a bit.
I've been a Linux user for years. I started with Slackware in the
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