On 2015-02-25, Bret Busby <bret.bu...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 25/02/2015, Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > ><snip> > >> >> gftp *is* in Debian 7 (though apparently not in 8 - see Liam below). > > Hmm. > > With GNOME 2 having been buried by Debian 7, and gFTP being apparently > on its way out, being apparently removed by Debian 8, maybe I and > others like me, will be continuing to use Debian 6, for a few years > more. >
Unfortunately, security support for squeeze ends in February 2016[1], and even now offers less than 100% coverage[2]. The MATE desktop[3], a comfortable and familiar environment for GNOME 2 refugees, is available in jessie and in wheezy-backports. 1: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/ 2: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Using#Check_for_unsupported_packages 3: http://www.mate-desktop.org/ -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/slrnmerbua.qib.liam.p.otoole@dipsy.tubbynet
