Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > So I have a DVD with 12.something on it, not too old. I plan to install > that, and then see what's on this workstation that I also might want to > install, and then go from there. I'm currently using virtualbox on this > machine, but would like to explore some other options for virtualization on > the new box. > > Any suggestions as to how I might proceed to making things current and what > other software I might want to include are welcomed...
12.something is stable. yet you say you want current... ? are you fairly confident with your skills that it wouldn't be an issue to try some things? ordering a barebones machine with no OS implies to me that you're likely to be ok with playing around a bit. :) if you have a USB stick available i would suggest just doing the copy of the most recent stable iso version to it and go from there. or even better yet for more current would be a testing iso. between some changes and security updates you can avoid any extra cruft this way. the reason for doing this is that a newer machine may have more recent hardware that might not be recognized by the installer or the older kernels may not have the best drivers. i see you mention running a pretty light desktop management system so that also indicates someone who's more into command line things. songbird
