> Before compiling the 2.4.1 kernel I used apt-get dist-upgrade to > install all the available upgrades in the stable distribution,. I then > checked against the list in changes and found that I still had only > modutils 2.3.11-13.1. I used apt-get install modutils to get version > 2.4.1-2. Still dpkg -l shows that I still have only ppp 2.3.11-1.4. I > will try getting ppp 2.4.0 from the unstable distribution. > > I am a little nervous about this - I really want to use some of the > features of 2.4 but why should I have to obtain packages from the > unstable distribution for a stable kernel distribution?
If it's any consolation, I'm running Debian's "unstable" version and it's pretty damn stable for me !! ;-) Course, I don't really push it like some people may. Is kernel 2.4 in "stable" now ?? I just checked http://packages.debian.org and it does *not* appear to be... it's still in "unstable". Note though, it has a 99% quality rating. Should be pretty safe to use. ;-) Also, why would the package ppp-2.3.11-1.4 be listed in "stable", but have a quality of 1% ?? Regards Hall Stevenson
