download testing iso

plesaleza · 08-24-2007, 10:28 AM

where can the Debian testing iso be downloaded from? recently made ones i guess. if there is a somewhat official place to get it that would be best. thanks.

Nylex · 08-24-2007, 10:34 AM

http://www.us.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/. Did you not look at the Debian website?

aus9 · 08-24-2007, 10:35 AM

http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/

rickh · 08-24-2007, 10:36 AM

There is evidently some problem with the Testing installer currently. It is not being replaced on the official site ( http://www.us.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ ). You'd be better off to install Etch, and upgrade to Testing.

farslayer · 08-24-2007, 10:46 AM

Can't you just use the etch netinstall CD, exercise the expert install mode option and then choose testing as the branch you want to install when the installer prompts you ?

That's how I usually install sid, you skip the upgrade step that way..

plesaleza · 08-24-2007, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickh

upgrade to Testing.

how do you do that?

farslayer · 08-24-2007, 11:02 AM

Simple, edit your sources.list file and change etch to lenny then perform a dist-upgrade

user@it-etch:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list

Code:

deb http://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/linux/debian/ etch main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/linux/debian/ etch main non-free contrib
deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main

new

Code:

deb http://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/linux/debian/ lenny main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/linux/debian/ lenny main non-free contrib
deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org lenny main

aptitude update
aptitude dist-upgrade

plesaleza · 08-24-2007, 11:05 AM

this isn't really important but is testing a lot faster for install?

farslayer · 08-24-2007, 11:08 AM

Installing stable, testing or or unstable would take the same amount of time if done directly..

Installing one version and then upgrading to a different version would take longer for obvious reasons..

plesaleza · 08-24-2007, 11:11 AM

what are some of the main noticable differences between lenny and etch?

hitest · 08-24-2007, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plesaleza

what are some of the main noticable differences between lenny and etch?

There's newer software available for download in the Lenny repos.

farslayer · 08-24-2007, 11:17 AM

theres a GUI for the installer if you really want to use it...

after booting from the CD at the boot: prompt you can type installgui if you really want a graphical installer. otherwise you'll get the standard Debian text based installer.

The installer run the same either way you go.

should be a smooth ride.. for the install, provided you don't have some really weird hardware.

plesaleza · 08-24-2007, 11:22 AM

should i go with whatever they normal software is like desktop environment and the other one

farslayer · 08-24-2007, 11:24 AM

without desktop-environment you will have no graphical desktop.. so yes you should probably leave that selected..

plesaleza · 08-24-2007, 11:24 AM

i want to make sure the audio works, sometimes it has sometimes it hasn't