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Debian Etch RC1
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Description: Debian Etch is the current Debian "testing" distrobution. It has newer packages than Sarge, but some of them may be unstable.
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Old 01-04-2007, 08:33 AM   #1
StargateSteve
 
Registered: Dec 2006
Distribution: Debian Lenny
Posts: 107
Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Pros: Stable, about 18000 (yes, eighteen thousand) packages to choose from,
Cons: not the most user friendly distro out there



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I use the CD, as I don't have a fast connection. installation went well in both the text and the GUI install. One new feature, is everything required for a working deskop is on disk one, so that is all you need to set up a basic box.
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Old 01-30-2008, 01:09 AM   #2
Alex2008
 
Registered: Jan 2008
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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

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The non-user friendly days of Debian I remember (or perhaps brought upon myself through habit) are over as far as I can tell. Debian Etch is a well rounded operating system choice, even for the desktop.

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