Re: Version and Release

On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 04:45:50PM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > Buster - Debian 10 - will be the release after Stretch ooops, should read whole thread before replying to a message. -- The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to

Re: Version and Release

On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 11:19:19AM +, Mark Fletcher wrote: > There aren't 3 versions of each release, there's only one. Stable, testing > and unstable are nicknames / status codes applied to a given release at any > stage of its lifecycle. Right now Jessie is stable, Stretch is testing. The > u

Re: Version and Release

On Wed, 8 Jun 2016 18:41:52 +0100 Joe wrote: Hello Joe, >Indeed, but the console distribution ID line (currently) shows >'stretch/sid' and the default splash screen currently shows 'Debian 8'. Which possibly only added to Chris' (OP) confusion. >It is recommended that the sources.list file for

Re: Version and Release

On Wed, 8 Jun 2016 13:28:16 +0200 "c.hol...@ades.at" wrote: > AA... I see. > That makes perfect sense. > A bit more information: there is generally a release about every two years. About eighteen months after a release, testing is 'frozen', in that no new package versions will be added with

Re: Version and Release

On Wed, 8 Jun 2016 12:20:48 +0100 Brad Rogers wrote: > > sid=unstable and never, AFAIAA, takes a version number. > Indeed, but the console distribution ID line (currently) shows 'stretch/sid' and the default splash screen currently shows 'Debian 8'. It is recommended that the sources.list fi

Re: Version and Release

On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 12:20:48PM +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Wed, 8 Jun 2016 12:03:12 +0200 > "c.hol...@ades.at" wrote: > > Hello c.hol...@ades.at, > > >I understand the versions have nicknames (8 = jessie, 7 = wheezy, 6 = > >squeeze, ...). > >I also understand there are 3 releases of ever

Re: Version and Release

On Wed 08 Jun 2016 at 13:37:47 (+0200), Norbert Kiszka wrote: > Dnia 2016-06-08, śro o godzinie 13:28 +0200, c.hol...@ades.at pisze: > > > > One additional question please: > > Does stable and testing have nicknames too - like unstable = Sid?? > > Stable always have nickname. > > Sid is always s

Re: Version and Release

Stable always have nickname. Sid is always sid :) Testing is "something" that will be next stable - in this day old stable become old-stable and... ...old-stable has same nickname as it was. New stable will have offcourse another nickname. Hope this helps. If not, just ask again. Dnia 2016-

Re: Version and Release

AA... I see. That makes perfect sense. Thanks!!! One additional question please: Does stable and testing have nicknames too - like unstable = Sid?? Chris On 2016-06-08 13:19, Mark Fletcher wrote: On Wed, 8 Jun 2016 at 19:51, c.hol...@ades.at mailto:c.hol...@a

Re: Version and Release

On Wed, 8 Jun 2016 12:03:12 +0200 "c.hol...@ades.at" wrote: Hello c.hol...@ades.at, >I understand the versions have nicknames (8 = jessie, 7 = wheezy, 6 = >squeeze, ...). >I also understand there are 3 releases of every version (stable, >testing, unstable) and That's where the bulk of your pr

Re: Version and Release

On Wed, 8 Jun 2016 at 19:51, c.hol...@ades.at wrote: > Yes, I already knew this. > But I still get not the connection. > > Chris > > On 2016-06-08 12:18, humbert.olivie...@free.fr wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > > > good questions you're asking yourself here. > > Check https://www.debian.org/releases/ .

Re: Version and Release

Yes, I already knew this. But I still get not the connection. Chris On 2016-06-08 12:18, humbert.olivie...@free.fr wrote: Hi Chris, good questions you're asking yourself here. Check https://www.debian.org/releases/ . This is a point where you want to start regarding this. Hope that helps, Oli

Re: Version and Release

Hi Chris, good questions you're asking yourself here. Check https://www.debian.org/releases/ . This is a point where you want to start regarding this. Hope that helps, Olivier - Mail original - De: "c holper" À: debian-user@lists.debian.org Envoyé: Mercredi 8 Juin 2016 12:03:12 Objet: