Hello Fred, Am Samstag, 5. Oktober 2002 00:48 schrieb Fred Little: > In late July I used several floppies ( rescue, root, drivers) to > get started > with Debian and downloaded the rest on-line. I've learned quite a > bit in the two months since then but have a long way to go yet, > not having a background in unix/linux before this.
Welcome to debian. IMHO it's the only _true_ distributian. :-) > I see the terms "potato" , "woody", etc. used on this list and it > makes me wonder. Did I download one of these ? What release did I > download. How do I find out? The kernel, I believe, is 2.2.20. In Debain, there are three branches. Stable --> now it's called woody Testing --> now it's called sarge Unstable --> This is always called sid. The versions of debian are splitted(I hope, this is the right term) from the kernel-version's. Using a distro means, that you are using a determined set of software. Kernel-Numbers means only the version of the used kernel (?? I'm not sure, that's the right term). > Need to experiment with various desktops. Is there a way to > install several > and quickly switch from one to another? I'm using gdm as grphical login. This allows me to switch between kde and gnome. You can install it with "apt-get install gdm" Cheers, Torsten -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
