charlie derr wrote:
An associate is not quite as avid a linux user as I am (though he's been
at it at least as long). He's got a machine that's running etch that he
uses as a general all-purpose workstation desktop (gnome, icedove,
iceweasel, ooo, emacs, cups, and a bunch more often-used apps). He's
really eager to upgrade from etch to something newer. So I thought I'd
Have you tried a distribution that is targeted at "not so avid linux
users"? Such as ubuntu? It is based on debian and releases are made
every six months, so you can have the latest of everything.
ask here about any possible pitfalls, or suggestions of how best to get
him to a semi-stable bunch of packages from testing/lenny. For that
edit /etc/apt/sources.list, change etch to lenny (or sid) everywhere, do
an "apt-get update" followed by "apt-get dist-upgrade"
AFAIK, there should be no issues, but if there are, then that is what
this list is for ;)
matter is there any information about when a lenny freeze might happen?
(so that I can help him time a in switch his /etc/apt/sources.list back
from testing to lenny so that he can avoid shooting himself in the foot
later)
IMHO, based on your description, I really think ubuntu would be a better
distribution for your friend.
--
Raj Kiran Grandhi
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
