Thanks all - was [Re: Which version of Debian from which physical device?]

2016-10-08 Thread Richard Owlett
On 10/8/2016 12:36 PM, Felix Miata wrote: Richard Owlett composed on 2016-10-08 10:47 (UTC-0500): ...today, while chasing down an intermittent problem, I needed to know which point release was active... cat /etc/debian_version I never had need of "cat" before. Exploring /etc was educational

Re: Which version of Debian from which physical device?

2016-10-08 Thread Felix Miata
Richard Owlett composed on 2016-10-08 10:47 (UTC-0500): ...today, while chasing down an intermittent problem, I needed to know which point release was active... cat /etc/debian_version ...and which physical device contained the OS... (as Ben Finney already answered) mount | grep 'on / ' --

Re: Which version of Debian from which physical device?

2016-10-08 Thread Ben Finney
Richard Owlett writes: > However today, while chasing down an intermittent problem, I needed to > know which point release was active and which physical device > contained the OS. Usually I have gparted installed and can determine > the active device by the "locked" symbol. The question “which p

Which version of Debian from which physical device?

2016-10-08 Thread Richard Owlett
I have a laptop set aside for experimenting with configuration options. I currently have 2 instances each of Squeeze(Gnome DE) and Jessie(Mate DE). My current practice has been during install to give meaningful names to the machine. I.E. when using terminal the prompt may be "richard@min-squeeze

Re: which version of debian to download

2012-12-19 Thread Darac Marjal
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 02:16:58PM -0500, Daniel wrote: > hello > > Which version of debian is compatable with i3 or i5 processors systems ? If in doubt, use a "multi-arch" CD from http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/. signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: which version of debian to download

2012-12-18 Thread Peter Tynan
> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:52:44 +0100 > From: berenger.mo...@neutralite.org > To: > Subject: Re: which version of debian to download > Message-ID: <420ee2b7cf1c65846e4c8d575f2f8...@neutralite.org> > User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20110929 >

Re: which version of debian to download

2012-12-18 Thread berenger . morel
Le 18.12.2012 22:16, Ralf Mardorf a écrit : On Tue, 2012-12-18 at 21:52 +0100, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: I might be wrong on some points, because I am not an expert http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch02s05.html.en http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch03s04.html.en

Re: which version of debian to download

2012-12-18 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 18 December 2012 20:52:44 berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: > When I speak about i386 being old, I should say very old, because > between i386 and x86_64, there has been at least 3 generations: i486, > i586, i686. You use the i386 for itself and for all 3 of those - the installation

Re: which version of debian to download

2012-12-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2012-12-18 at 21:52 +0100, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: > I might be wrong on some points, because I am not an expert http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch02s05.html.en http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch03s04.html.en Table 3.2. Recommended Minimum System Require

Re: which version of debian to download

2012-12-18 Thread berenger . morel
As long as you have >= 2 GB RAM you should download AMD64 (otherwise i386) The choice is not related to the amount of RAM, but on processor's architecture and instructions set. Nowadays, all processors I know for computers are built with 64 bits architectures, and corresponding instructions

Re: which version of debian to download

2012-12-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2012-12-18 at 20:04 +, darkestkhan wrote: > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 7:16 PM, Daniel wrote: > > Which version of debian is compatable with i3 or i5 processors systems ? > As long as you have >= 2 GB RAM you should download AMD64 (otherwise i386) For Linux, but for the

Re: which version of debian to download

2012-12-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2012-12-18 at 14:16 -0500, Daniel wrote: > Which version of debian is compatable with i3 or i5 processors systems ? For Linux it's amd64 and if you should prefer 32-bit on a 64-bit machine, you can also use i386. http://www.debian.org/ports/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to deb

Re: which version of debian to download

2012-12-18 Thread Claudius Hubig
Hello Daniel, Daniel wrote: > Which version of debian is compatable with i3 or i5 processors systems ? You probably want the amd64 version. Best, Claudius -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Co

Re: which version of debian to download

2012-12-18 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Tuesday 18 December 2012 20:04:37 darkestkhan wrote: > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 7:16 PM, Daniel wrote: > > hello > > > > Which version of debian is compatable with i3 or i5 processors systems ? > > > > Thank you > > > > Daniel > > As lon

Re: which version of debian to download

2012-12-18 Thread Thore
Am 18.12.2012 20:16, schrieb Daniel: hello Which version of debian is compatable with i3 or i5 processors systems ? Thank you Danie What did you mean with version? distribution or 32/64 bit? your precessor has 64 bit architekture. You could use it. distribution: squeeze or wheezy -- To

Re: which version of debian to download

2012-12-18 Thread darkestkhan
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 7:16 PM, Daniel wrote: > hello > > Which version of debian is compatable with i3 or i5 processors systems ? > > Thank you > > Daniel > As long as you have >= 2 GB RAM you should download AMD64 (othe

which version of debian to download

2012-12-18 Thread Daniel
hello Which version of debian is compatable with i3 or i5 processors systems ? Thank you Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50d

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-03-15 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Tuesday 15 March 2011 23:51:48 s. keeling wrote: > Jerome BENOIT : > > On 08/02/11 11:30, hamed hosseini wrote: What's the of an answer out of topic so late? Thierry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas..

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-03-15 Thread s. keeling
/6.0.0/powerpc/iso-dvd/> > > * sparc <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/sparc/iso-dvd/> > > * s390 <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/s390/iso-dvd/> > > * source <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/source/iso-dvd/> > > * multi-ar

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-13 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Bret Busby put forth on 2/9/2011 11:32 AM: > If my memory is correct, for a computer to include 8GB of RAM, that is > addressable by the CPU, the CPU would necessarily be a 64 bit CPU, to be able > to > address that much RAM. 32 bit Intel and AMD CPUs have been capable of addressing up to 64GB o

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-12 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Vi, 11 feb 11, 19:17:02, Klistvud wrote: > > Well, probably the simplest ("newbie") method would be to download > both versions (i386 and amd64) of Debian. Then, pop in the 64-bit > CD. > 1) If it runs, you own a 64-bit system. > 2) If it doesn't, it will explicitly inform you about the wrong >

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-11 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 10. 02. 2011 07:22:32 je Bob Proulx napisal(a): You are making it too difficult. I can't think of any 64-bit capable cpus that are not 64-bit capable. Really! :-) The normal question is how can you tell from a 32-bit system, such as a live cd boot or some such, whether the system is 64-

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-10 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Camaleón a écrit : > On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:39:37 +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote: > If my memory is correct, for a computer to include 8GB of RAM, that is addressable by the CPU, the CPU would necessarily be a 64 bit CPU, to be able to address that much RAM. >> No, this is wrong. > >

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-10 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:58:56 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > On Wed, 9 Feb 2011, Camaleón wrote: (...) >>> But, apparently, not all 64 bit CPU's are compatible with the 64 bit >>> version of Debian Linux, as (from what I understand) the 64 bit >>> version of Debian Linux is only compatible with a sma

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-10 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:39:37 +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote: > Camaleón a écrit : >>> If my memory is correct, for a computer to include 8GB of RAM, that is >>> addressable by the CPU, the CPU would necessarily be a 64 bit CPU, to >>> be able to address that much RAM. > > No, this is wrong. No, h

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-10 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:11:37 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > Does that mean that, from > > " > :~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo > processor : 0 > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD > cpu family: 15 > model : 44 > model name: AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 2800+ > stepping : 2 > cpu MHz

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-10 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Jo, 10 feb 11, 18:11:37, Bret Busby wrote: > On Wed, 9 Feb 2011, Bob Proulx wrote: [snip lots of unrelated stuff] [snip answer] [snip question to answer above] > "So once you do know what the question actually is, > you'll know what the answer means." Very apropiate... [snip more signat

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-10 Thread Bret Busby
On Wed, 9 Feb 2011, Bob Proulx wrote: Bret Busby wrote: The web page at http://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/ states The port consists of a kernel for all AMD 64bit CPUs with AMD64 extension and all Intel CPUs with EM64T extension, and a common 64bit userspace. Thus, from the Debian official doc

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-10 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Hello, Camaleón a écrit : > On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:32:09 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > >> The problem is in knowing whether a particular CPU is compatible with >> the 64 bit version of the operating system, or whether it requires the >> 32 bit version. There are no single 32 and 64-bit versions. De

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-09 Thread Bob Proulx
Bret Busby wrote: > The web page at http://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/ states > The port consists of a kernel for all AMD 64bit CPUs with AMD64 > extension and all Intel CPUs with EM64T extension, and a common > 64bit userspace. > > Thus, from the Debian official documentation, it is made clear th

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-09 Thread Bret Busby
On Wed, 9 Feb 2011, Camaleón wrote: Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 18:36:26 + (UTC) From: Camaleón To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit Resent-Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 18:37:01 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-09 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:32:09 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > On Wed, 9 Feb 2011, Camaleón wrote: >> For someone who is going to install an OS, that's something that should >> be found by the user itself. More than a mere "technical" decision >> (both architectures -i386 and amd64- will work under 64-b

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-09 Thread PaulNM
Bret Busby wrote: > > The problem is in knowing whether a particular CPU is compatible with > the 64 bit version of the operating system, or whether it requires the > 32 bit version. > > For example, the Pentium 4, from memory, is a 64 bit CPU, but is > incompatible with the 64 bit version of De

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-09 Thread Bret Busby
On Wed, 9 Feb 2011, Camaleón wrote: Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 11:16:46 + (UTC) From: Camaleón To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit Resent-Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 11:17:20 + (UTC) Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org On Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-09 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:43:59 +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > Could the Release Notes include a component that matches CPU model with > appropriate distribution version? (...) For someone who is going to install an OS, that's something that should be found by the user itself. More than a mere "techni

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-09 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Mi, 09 feb 11, 13:43:59, Bret Busby wrote: > > So, it would be useful for the Release Notes to include a list of > CPU's, and show which is the appropriate version of the > distribution, for each CPU model. There are two problems I can think of with this approach: - who is going to maintain t

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-09 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Bret Busby put forth on 2/8/2011 11:43 PM: > > Could the Release Notes include a component that matches CPU model with > appropriate distribution version? > > Many 64 bit CPU's exist, but it can be difficult to determine whether they > should have the i386 (which no longer works with the i386, fr

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-09 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Darac Marjal put forth on 2/8/2011 9:05 AM: > IIRC, i386 should work fine whichever style of 64-bit it is. However, > one of the reasons why Intel switched from IA64 to AMD64 was that IA64 > is terrible at executing 32-bit code. You are woefully misinformed. First, IA64 Itanium is alive and well

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-08 Thread Bret Busby
Could the Release Notes include a component that matches CPU model with appropriate distribution version? Many 64 bit CPU's exist, but it can be difficult to determine whether they should have the i386 (which no longer works with the i386, from the Release Notes, and so should be renamed) or

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-08 Thread Jerome BENOIT
On 08/02/11 16:12, Stan Hoeppner wrote: Jerome BENOIT put forth on 2/8/2011 8:04 AM: who does play with Itanium box ? expert or newbie ? Old Itanium boxen are often sold on Ebay very cheap, same with SPARC, etc, and discarded by universities, etc. These are what some newbies play with. You

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-08 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Camaleón put forth on 2/8/2011 8:20 AM: > I'll give you a (virtual) beer if the OP has an Itanium box. It's happened at least twice in two years on this list that an OP was told to use AMD64 when he had an Itanium box, simply because the OP asked without providing details, as in this case, and wa

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-08 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Jerome BENOIT put forth on 2/8/2011 8:04 AM: > who does play with Itanium box ? > expert or newbie ? Old Itanium boxen are often sold on Ebay very cheap, same with SPARC, etc, and discarded by universities, etc. These are what some newbies play with. You never know for sure if the OP doesn't sta

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-08 Thread Darac Marjal
On Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 07:53:23AM -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Camaleón put forth on 2/8/2011 4:55 AM: > > On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:34:33 +0100, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > > > >> On 08/02/11 11:30, hamed hosseini wrote: > > > >>> which version for intel chi

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-08 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:53:23 -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Camaleón put forth on 2/8/2011 4:55 AM: >> On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:34:33 +0100, Jerome BENOIT wrote: >> >>> On 08/02/11 11:30, hamed hosseini wrote: >> >>>> which version for intel chipset 64bit?

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-08 Thread Jerome BENOIT
who does play with Itanium box ? expert or newbie ? On 08/02/11 14:53, Stan Hoeppner wrote: Camaleón put forth on 2/8/2011 4:55 AM: On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:34:33 +0100, Jerome BENOIT wrote: On 08/02/11 11:30, hamed hosseini wrote: which version for intel chipset 64bit? (...) amd64 Or

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-08 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Camaleón put forth on 2/8/2011 4:55 AM: > On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:34:33 +0100, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > >> On 08/02/11 11:30, hamed hosseini wrote: > >>> which version for intel chipset 64bit? > > (...) > >> amd64 > > Or i386, that's up to the

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-08 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:34:33 +0100, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > On 08/02/11 11:30, hamed hosseini wrote: >> which version for intel chipset 64bit? (...) > amd64 Or i386, that's up to the user ;-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.d

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-08 Thread hamed hosseini
ttp://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/powerpc/iso-dvd/> >>* sparc <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/sparc/iso-dvd/> >>* s390 <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/s390/iso-dvd/> >>* source <http://cdimage.debian.org/debia

Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-08 Thread Jerome BENOIT
ge.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/s390/iso-dvd/> * source <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/source/iso-dvd/> * multi-arch <http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/multi-arch/iso-dvd/> which version for intel chipset 64bit? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-us

which version for intel chipset 64bit

2011-02-08 Thread hamed hosseini
mage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/source/iso-dvd/> - multi-arch<http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/multi-arch/iso-dvd/> which version for intel chipset 64bit?

Re: Which version for CPU Intel Double Cores 64bits ?

2010-06-27 Thread Kelly Clowers
On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 04:17, Volkan YAZICI wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, 26 Jun 2010, Bruno Costacurta writes: >> I just ordered a laptop with following CPU and vendor specifications >> >> - CPU: Intel Double Cores 64bits (ULV SU4100) >> - 2Mo cache >> - UltraLowVoltage 10W 1.3Ghz > > On Sat, 26 Jun

Re: Which version for CPU Intel Double Cores 64bits ?

2010-06-27 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:17:29 +0300, Volkan YAZICI wrote: > Shouldn't he be using ia64 port instead? No, ia64 (Itanium) it's a pure 64 bits Intel architecture. > In here[1], for ia64, it writes > that > > First officially released with Debian 3.0. This is a port to Intel's > first 64-bit ar

Re: Which version for CPU Intel Double Cores 64bits ?

2010-06-27 Thread Volkan YAZICI
Hi, On Sat, 26 Jun 2010, Bruno Costacurta writes: > I just ordered a laptop with following CPU and vendor specifications > > - CPU: Intel Double Cores 64bits (ULV SU4100) > - 2Mo cache > - UltraLowVoltage 10W 1.3Ghz On Sat, 26 Jun 2010, Amrit Panesar writes: > The AMD64 dist. would probably be

Re: Which version for CPU Intel Double Cores 64bits ?

2010-06-26 Thread Amrit Panesar
On 6/26/2010 8:48 AM, Bruno Costacurta wrote: Which version (I intend to use Squeeze) is the best recommendation ? Thanks for your advice. The AMD64 dist. would probably be the best for you You can find the latest amd64 ISOs on the Debian Site. http://www.debian.com/CD/http-ftp/ Thanks

Which version for CPU Intel Double Cores 64bits ?

2010-06-26 Thread Bruno Costacurta
Hello, I just ordered a laptop with following CPU and vendor specifications - CPU: Intel Double Cores 64bits (ULV SU4100) - 2Mo cache - UltraLowVoltage 10W 1.3Ghz Which version (I intend to use Squeeze) is the best recommendation ? Thanks for your advice. Bye, Bruno -- Linux Counter #353844

Re: Which version of debian lenny should I choose

2009-05-08 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
would need to know which version of debian lenny would be suitable. Thank you Please send the answer at ianmanifac...@yahoo.com sorry, Debian 5 Lenny x86/AMD64 The AMD64 version would not run on that processor, only the i386 one. -- Eduardo M KALINOWSKI edua...@kalinowski.com.br -- To

Re: Which version of debian lenny should I choose

2009-05-08 Thread Victor Padro
On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Victor Padro wrote: > > > On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Ian Manifacier wrote: > >> Hello, >> I would like to install debian on an old computer with an AMD XP 1700+ >> processor, the architecture is QantiSpeed I think. For that

Re: Which version of debian lenny should I choose

2009-05-08 Thread Victor Padro
On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Ian Manifacier wrote: > Hello, > I would like to install debian on an old computer with an AMD XP 1700+ > processor, the architecture is QantiSpeed I think. For that I would need to > know which version of debian lenny would be suitable. > Thank yo

Which version of debian lenny should I choose

2009-05-08 Thread Ian Manifacier
Hello, I would like to install debian on an old computer with an AMD XP 1700+ processor, the architecture is QantiSpeed I think. For that I would need to know which version of debian lenny would be suitable. Thank you Please send the answer at ianmanifac...@yahoo.com

Re: Which version

2006-12-13 Thread Kevin Mark
On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 10:39:47AM +0100, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Kevin Mark wrote: > > or removed. The obvious case being m68k -- aka the orginal macs -- not > > being in Etch. In the upcoming release cycle -- lenny, I'd love to see > > m68k and other arch. still be here but they have an uphi

Re: Which version

2006-12-13 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
Kevin Mark wrote: > or removed. The obvious case being m68k -- aka the orginal macs -- not > being in Etch. In the upcoming release cycle -- lenny, I'd love to see > m68k and other arch. still be here but they have an uphill battle no > matter what distro you pick. I don't really know, but past ex

Re: Which version

2006-12-12 Thread De Served
On Tue, 2006-12-12 at 20:08 -0500, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 09:53:16PM +0200, Justin Hartman wrote: > > Hi Guys > > > > For sake of not repeating the same topics in this thread I will start > > off by saying that I am also a recent convert to Debian Testing PPC > > from Ubuntu 6

Re: Which version

2006-12-12 Thread Kevin Mark
On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 09:53:16PM +0200, Justin Hartman wrote: > Hi Guys > > For sake of not repeating the same topics in this thread I will start > off by saying that I am also a recent convert to Debian Testing PPC > from Ubuntu 6.10. My primary motivation for moving to Debian was as a > result

Re: Which version

2006-12-12 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 07:50:02PM +0100, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Troy Bull wrote: > > I am totally new to debian. I recently downloaded and installed 3.1r4 I > > noticed that is seems very old. > > NO, that's plainly not true. Stable sarge was released 1 1/2 years ago. > That's not very o

Re: Which version

2006-12-12 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
ld be appreciated. once you have installed debian, you should never have to reinstall (unless you're going to DOWNgrade, or maybe on a mobo change). you may freely, though not always easily, migrate you're way through the various "flavors" of debian as you choose. And, you can d

Re: Which version

2006-12-12 Thread Justin Hartman
Hi Guys For sake of not repeating the same topics in this thread I will start off by saying that I am also a recent convert to Debian Testing PPC from Ubuntu 6.10. My primary motivation for moving to Debian was as a result of a recent decision by Canonical to drop support for PPC as of the end of

Re: Which version

2006-12-12 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
Troy Bull wrote: > I am totally new to debian. I recently downloaded and installed 3.1r4 I > noticed that is seems very old. NO, that's plainly not true. Stable sarge was released 1 1/2 years ago. That's not very old. If you are comparing to other distros you should compare the enterprise versi

Re: Which version

2006-12-12 Thread John Hasler
Andrei Popescu writes: > If you *really* need new software you can upgrade to testing (etch). Or install backported packages from backports.org. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Which version

2006-12-12 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 06:54:30AM -0600, Troy Bull wrote: > Greetings > > I am totally new to debian. I recently downloaded and installed 3.1r4 I > noticed that is seems > very old. Am I needing to update or something to get current packages? I > did apt-get upgrade > and nothing was updat

Re: Which version

2006-12-12 Thread Kent West
Russell L. Harris wrote: > You are running the "stable" release. Most people should be running > the "testing" release of Debian, which currently is "Etch". That "most people" is a bit loaded, but he's probably correct that you'd be happier with Etch. The way you'd upgrade to Etch, is like he say

Re: Which version

2006-12-12 Thread Russell L. Harris
* Troy Bull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061212 07:00]: > Greetings > > I am totally new to debian. I recently downloaded and installed 3.1r4 I > noticed that is seems very old. Am I needing to update or something to > get current packages? I did apt-get upgrade and nothing was updated.. > > I notic

Re: Which version

2006-12-12 Thread Stef Daniels VK5HSX
Hi Troy, On Tue, 2006-12-12 at 06:54 -0600, Troy Bull wrote: > Greetings > > I am totally new to debian. I recently downloaded and installed 3.1r4 I > noticed that is seems very old. Am I needing to update or something to > get current packages? I did apt-get upgrade and nothing was updated.

Which version

2006-12-12 Thread Troy Bull
Greetings I am totally new to debian. I recently downloaded and installed 3.1r4 I noticed that is seems very old. Am I needing to update or something to get current packages? I did apt-get upgrade and nothing was updated.. I noticed the kernel was 2.4 something, and open office was 1.1. T

Re: minitoc.sty package for TeX - which version is in "unstable" archive?

2006-11-22 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 02:01:08 -0600, Russell L. Harris wrote: > I have need of the latest version (version 49) of the "minitoc.sty" > package for TeX. The version in Debian "testing" is version 40, which > is dated December 2004, and does not work properly in my application. > > I have downloa

minitoc.sty package for TeX - which version is in "unstable" archive?

2006-11-22 Thread Russell L. Harris
I have need of the latest version (version 49) of the "minitoc.sty" package for TeX. The version in Debian "testing" is version 40, which is dated December 2004, and does not work properly in my application. I have downloaded the tetex-extra .deb package from the Debian "unstable" archive, in ord

glibc & TwonkyMusic - which version to install?

2006-08-19 Thread Matthijs
on in between (2.3.2?). Which version of TwonkyVision should I therefore install, glibc-2.2.5 or glibc-2.3.3? Thanks, -- Matthijs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: which version of the ssh daemon is more secure?

2004-10-12 Thread Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corsetti Dutra
Em Tue, 12 Oct 2004 14:20:09 +0200, Anonymous escreveu: > it safer to run > the stable ssh (1:3.4p1-1.woody.3) or the unstable one (1:3.8.1p1-8)? Stable is more mature, with unstable we never know what errors may be yet lurking... -- Leandro GuimarÃes Faria Corcete Dutra <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: which version of the ssh daemon is more secure?

2004-10-12 Thread Rob Weir
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 02:00:17PM +0200, Anonymous said > I'm running an "unstable" system and I need remote access by > ssh. "Stable" is considered better for servers (but I need > unstable for newer versions of a lot of packages on my > workstation), "testing" gets security updates last, but > "

which version of the ssh daemon is more secure?

2004-10-12 Thread Anonymous
I'm running an "unstable" system and I need remote access by ssh. "Stable" is considered better for servers (but I need unstable for newer versions of a lot of packages on my workstation), "testing" gets security updates last, but "unstable" has a higher version number of ssh. it safer to run the s

Re: which version of gcc and glibc ??

2004-09-16 Thread Raymond A. Meijer
On Thu 16 September 2004 15:29, Mark D. Hansen wrote: > Sorry for the dumb question, but how do I tell which version of gcc and > glibc are installed on my current Debian configuration? Thanks, Mark dpkg -l gcc libc6 Cheers, Ray -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

which version of gcc and glibc ??

2004-09-16 Thread Mark D. Hansen
Sorry for the dumb question, but how do I tell which version of gcc and glibc are installed on my current Debian configuration? Thanks, Mark

Re: Which version?

2004-06-20 Thread Gayle Lee Fairless
Kent West wrote: Ethan Vos wrote: Can I run this from a Win98 C: drive and install to a Linux D: or E: drive? The instructions seem a little daunting... Ethan Robert Sheets wrote: On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:19:59 -0400, Ethan Vos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Good afternoon all. The mirrors that I ha

Re: Which version?

2004-06-20 Thread Kent West
Ethan Vos wrote: Can I run this from a Win98 C: drive and install to a Linux D: or E: drive? The instructions seem a little daunting... Ethan Robert Sheets wrote: On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:19:59 -0400, Ethan Vos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Good afternoon all. The mirrors that I have looked at have

Re: Which version?

2004-06-20 Thread Ethan Vos
Can I run this from a Win98 C: drive and install to a Linux D: or E: drive? The instructions seem a little daunting... Ethan Robert Sheets wrote: On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:19:59 -0400, Ethan Vos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Good afternoon all. The mirrors that I have looked at have binary-1 through bina

Re: Which version?

2004-06-20 Thread Gayle Lee Fairless
When I ordered Debian woody i686 CDROM's from a vendor listed on Debian.org, I got a set of seven. The first one gave me a list of kernels to try. I wound up using the 2.4 kernel. I am now running Windows 98SE and Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 woody 2.4.18 on this Gateway 500. Ethan Vos wrote: Good a

Re: Which version?

2004-06-20 Thread Robert Sheets
On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:19:59 -0400, Ethan Vos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good afternoon all. > > The mirrors that I have looked at have binary-1 through binary-7. Which > is the correct one to use? I would not recommend using the binary-X CD images unless the machine you're installing onto d

Which version?

2004-06-20 Thread Ethan Vos
Good afternoon all. The mirrors that I have looked at have binary-1 through binary-7. Which is the correct one to use? Also, I am using a second HDD for the install. Will the CD ask which HDD to use? Will the install give me way to chose which OS to boot? Thanks in advance for the help. Dropout

Re: How do I know which version of GNOME I am using?

2004-03-09 Thread GCS
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 09:31:47PM -0500, Lei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How do I know which version of GNOME I am using? For me, it's always displayed on the splash screen, when Gnome starts. Anyway, dpkg -l gnome-core or dpkg -l|grep gnome should give you a hint. > and if I

Re: How do I know which version of GNOME I am using?

2004-03-08 Thread gheilers
-Original Message- From: Lei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mar 8, 2004 6:31 PM To: Debian-User Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: How do I know which version of GNOME I am using? How do I know which version of GNOME I am using? (I used apt-get from ftp.us.debian.or

How do I know which version of GNOME I am using?

2004-03-08 Thread Lei
How do I know which version of GNOME I am using? (I used apt-get from ftp.us.debian.org for stable version) and if I am not using the 2.4 version, how do I get the latest version? Lei -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Cont

Re: Which version of X should I use?

2003-01-30 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 08:32:06PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote: > I'm re-installing Debian on a system. > > I tried this last month and ran into trouble with the video card (ATI Radeon > All-In-Wonder). It turns out the version of X in the current stable branch > does not support my card well. Th

Re: Which version of X should I use?

2003-01-30 Thread David Z Maze
Hal Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I tried this last month and ran into trouble with the video card (ATI Radeon > All-In-Wonder). It turns out the version of X in the current stable branch > does not support my card well. The previous version supported it and 4.2 > supports it. > > So a

Re: Which version of X should I use?

2003-01-29 Thread Gary Turner
Hal Vaughan wrote: >I'm re-installing Debian on a system. > >I tried this last month and ran into trouble with the video card (ATI Radeon >All-In-Wonder). It turns out the version of X in the current stable branch >does not support my card well. The previous version supported it and 4.2 >supp

Re: Which version of X should I use?

2003-01-29 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 08:32:06PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote: > So am I better off going into testing and getting X 4.2, or going backward to > 3.x (I can't remember the exact number of the last 3.x version)? Forward, especially if you play things like UT or Quake3, etc, which I believe depend on

Which version of X should I use?

2003-01-29 Thread Hal Vaughan
I'm re-installing Debian on a system. I tried this last month and ran into trouble with the video card (ATI Radeon All-In-Wonder). It turns out the version of X in the current stable branch does not support my card well. The previous version supported it and 4.2 supports it. So am I better o

Re: lame: which version?

2001-12-16 Thread Arno
On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 04:09:48 -0800 Erik Steffl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > since lame seems to be the best mp3 encoder and there's no .deb > there's a question - which version to use? the 3.70 seems to be quite > old but the newer one 3.89beta is, well, beta. Does

lame: which version?

2001-12-16 Thread Erik Steffl
since lame seems to be the best mp3 encoder and there's no .deb there's a question - which version to use? the 3.70 seems to be quite old but the newer one 3.89beta is, well, beta. Does anybody have experience with how good the beta is? I am mainly interested in sound quality, not

Re: Which version of Debian will run on my system?

2000-08-19 Thread John Foster
Richard Swen wrote: > > I am very new to Linux and would like to know the best > version of Debian to install on my computer. > > p3 550mhz > 128megs of ram > vodoo 3 3000 > soundblaster live > 3com 3c905c > Maxtor 13.0gig UDMA/66 > ABIT BE-6 II Motherboard > IOMEGA 250MB Zip Drive > 3com 56K Fax

Is there something i'm missing here (WAS Which version of Debian will run on my system?)

2000-08-17 Thread John Griffiths
surely you could run even a 2.4 kernel on a 386 with 8 Mb of ram? I thought it was the Window managers and applications you chose to ran on linux that dicated the hardware specs.. not the distribution version? if i'm wrong i'd better find out why because it means i'm worng about a lot of stuff.

Re: Which version of Debian will run on my system?

2000-08-17 Thread Michael Soulier
The latest stable is 2.2. You're machine is more powerful than mine, and I'm running 2.2 with no performance problems. Mike On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Richard Swen wrote: > I am very new to Linux and would like to know the best > version of Debian to install on my computer. > > p3 5

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