[I think this was meant for the list] On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 01:03:26PM -0600, Byron Watkins wrote: > Ron, > > Thanks for your response and your advice. What are the chances that > most > of the bugs in Lenny will be seen on the latest hardware (amd64)? I do want > to learn, but I cannot forego all productivity until I do so... > Additionally, will upgrading entail more than changing my sources.list and > upgrading? > > Thanks again, > > Byron > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrei Popescu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:47 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: New User > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 05:02:19PM +0000, Andrius wrote: > > Ron Johnson wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> On 02/19/08 01:12, Byron Watkins wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I am trying to ween myself from Windows. A couple of months ago > >>> I > >>> installed Debian on my new amd64 box and I am generally quite impressed > >>> by the amalgam. There are a few items that I have been unable to > >>> address satisfactorily, however. > >> > >> Congrats and good luck! > >> > >> (You seem to be running Etch. If this is your home box, I urge you > >> to move up to Lenny/Testing, or even Sid. Current (or relatively > >> currently) versions of software, kernels, etc. > > > > Is it really good idea to move to Lenny from Etch? > > I wouldn't suggest it to a newcomer, but he did say he wanted to learn > ;) > > Regards, > Andrei > -- > If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. > (Albert Einstein)
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