Debain release cycle?
I don't know a lot about debain even though i use it, how often is a new release made, i know about the recent update but like when will Lenny take Etch's place? Is it really far from being stable?
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Etch was recently released so it will be awhile before Lenny moves to the stable branch. |
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http://www.debian.org/News/2007/20070408 The next stable release won't take years. I suspect Lenny will be available in a year or more. But, as to the exact date that would be pure speculation ( as I'm doing now :)). |
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Debian is quite an easy distro to use, especially if you just use the GUI tools that come with it. Installation - 20 - 30 mins: not really that long. Did you have any issues with the install? --Ian |
Based on what I've seen of this guy's posting, I think we need to encourage him to move to Ubuntu (an African word meaning, too...)
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Seriously though, Ubuntu is very similar to Debian, and therefore quite a good starting point. It is an excellent distro for newbies, and yes, it is easy to install. I think often some newbies tend to bite off more than they can chew, and then end up going back to Windows. |
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What's debain?
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Sorry couldn't help myself, sometimes you see the opening and you just have to take it :)
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Well, as you can imagine the site www.debain.org exists as well. Ended up there so many times because of dyslexic keyboard input.
However, when I tried to see if it still existed... yes it exists, but it seems to be owned by someone else now. Could Debain be that popular? jlinkels |
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I was thinking myself along the lines of debain of my existence:-) Heh-heh:-) |
I might be missing something but what's the big deal with release cycles? On my PCs I have installed Debian once and having started with 3.1 Stable I'm now at the current Unstable.
To my mind one of the beauties of Debian is that it evolves smoothly with one version sliding into the next. |
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davcefai, I agree with you. For my main computer, I want a distro that is as "boring" as possible. By that I mean one that does everything I want it to and has rock solid reliability. The relatively slow release cycle of Debian is a strength in my opinion and not a weakness.
Now I do have an older laptop that I use for "testing" (by that I mean playing around) purposes. Now I use that one to test all of the shiny new distros that come out. Its fun to play around with other distros, but so far, I have not found anything that makes me want to move away from Debian for real work. Joe |
It goes deeper than that. With Windows you get a new release every x years. Then you have to buy it, wipe your disc and install the new one. Then you go through driver hell.
I get a new version of Debian just about every morning, with downloads of up to 100MB. Nice, steady evolution and you can easily roll back if there is a problem. Some people seem to have been brainwashed into believing that you must have new releases rolled out with a fanfare. Consumer Society anyone? |
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Debain....
"LQ^QK boss, Debain, debain!" <----Gnome speak, but Herve would never make a good lawn ornament, LOL! TICH - Tongue In Cheek Humor
At nearly 61 years, STILL a smartazz, LOL! Respectfully, Don/KA5-LQJ |
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