Andrew, On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 08:53:59AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> nudge ----> debian. > > there you go. ;-) Thanks, I needed that. > You sound like you are experienced enough that you might think about > running "sid", "unstable" debian. Its does break now and then, but really > keeps up very well. That sounds like it might be a good option. > The thing to remember about Debian -- when a release goes "Stable" then it > doesn't change, except for security fixes. So if you install etch, you > will NEVER see a new version of Hercules other than security patches. That's good to know. When Etch goes "Stable" does Sid move up to "Testing". > You can certainly run a mixed system using a "Stable" installation and > then various packages from "testing" and "unstable". This is a complicated > setup and *can* break if there is a major library change in the newer > releases. Also you can run backports of various packages, if they are > available. YOu can also pull the source from testing or unstable and build > your own backports. All sound like possibilities worth exploring. And, thanks to VMWare I can even experiment without affecting my main box. Can one switch from one version to another, from Etch to Sid for example, by simply updating sources.list and running an update/upgrade? I do like the "rolling update" feature some distribution, such as Arch, have. Kevin http://www.RawFedDogs.net http://www.WacoAgilityGroup.org Bruceville, TX Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes. Longum iter est per preaecepta, breve et efficax per exempla!!! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
