'ello, I am in a bit of a quandary with my Woody server and was wondering what people's thoughts are.
I wanted to compile mod_python so that my MoinMoin Wiki would go faster. This required that I install the apache2-threaded-dev package. Unfortunately, the version of apache2 from backports.org has moved on since I installed it (2.0.48 at the time -- and it is now 2.0.50). The problem I have is that if I upgrade, I will have to move to 2.0.50. Seeing as Sarge only has 2.0.49 and may be released soon, I don't want to upgrade. This is because I imagine that if Sarge is released and I have a newer version of apache2, I'll never be able to update my apache2 and get security updates, etc. The same thing has happened with the ClamAV packages (sarge has 0.73 and the earliest backport I can find is 0.74). I really don't know what I should do -- have you got any suggestions? To be honest, I was thinking of upgrading my whole server to Sarge and tracking that back down to stable. The reason for this is that I need to have a proper Postfix2 (amongst other things) set-up all sorted out before I move back to uni. When I go, I don't want to be dist-upgrading because there would be no way I could fix the box if it goes wrong (I'd be >100 miles away from it :-)). The reason I am so apprehensive is that I have never been through a Debian stable dist-upgrade cycle before and am not sure what to expect. I really like Debian and have used it exclusively, after trying most of the others, for over 1.5 years now (Sid/Sarge desktops and a Woody server). These types of issues have been getting me down recently, though. I think it would be a great idea to have a stable server release every six months or year and have the Desktop on a separate track (as that appears to be one of the more difficult things to stabilise). This would mean that servers could be kept reliable but not ancient :-) and desktops could be released ``when they're done''. I don't mean to upset anyone or start a flame war by saying that; it's just an idea that occurred to me. Any advice on my current situation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, bye just now, -- Matthew T. Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
