On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 11:16:32PM -0400, Ken Heard wrote: [..] > As for my desktop, unfortunately it is not usable at the moment. About > two months ago I upgraded it fromm Etch to Etchandahalf, whereupon in > short order it became unusable. I don't know whether to reinstall Etch > on it, or install Lenny, which of course is still in testing. I > certainly long for the stability of Sarge.
Care to elaborate on your desktop problems? I wouldn't recommend exposing Sarge to the Internet. You shouldn't need to reinstall. That is the beauty of Debian; install once and then just upgrade ... upgrade ... ad infinitum[1] [1] Well OK, *eventually* the hardware will be too old but by then you'd start noticing other problems. :) -- Chris. ====== I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours. -- Stephen F Roberts -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]