latest debian release?
what is the latest debian release. On the website it says 3.0 "woody" which is what i downloaded and it comes with kernel 2.2 and uses ext2 but my friend said that came out a long time ago and theyre on 2.6.9 now but i dont see this anywhere on the site, did they change the website and not tell me or somethin?
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When reading about Debian releases, keep in mind that "Stable" means "old". "Testing" means "current".
Regards, Willie. |
http://www.debian.org/releases/
The latest kernel or release doesn't necessarily mean it is stable and usable. Kernel 2.4 still works fine. You can browse the web, get e-mail, watch video streams, word process just fine etc. 2.6 has updated for security, wi-fi ect. |
If you feel Debian Woody is too old you might want to check out Ubuntu. Ubuntu is an up-to-date Debian distribution for the desktop. I tried it and found it very nice and usable.
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ Håkan |
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Stable is rather arcaic... It comes with things like gnome 1.4 and kde 2... It doesn't really make a good workstation. And in Debian terms... stable means ROCK solid. and I do mean Rock Solid...stable is a hoss.
Testing makes a much better workstation... It stays fairly up-to-date, and it's as stable as you really would ever need. Using the testing distribution is generally recommended. Here's a link to dl testing: http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/cd-images/debian-weekly/ I personally install debian off the net. If you have a broadband connection, I would highly recommend this approach... For one thing, you only have to download 1 cd, which is only used for the base system installation. Also, you stay up-to-date, and you have access to all the software in their repository without having to download 14 ISOs...ick. Net install is the way to go. |
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