[wplug] Was: Tried several distro's. Now: Debian HELP

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I did some searching to find out what needed done to get unstable and testing versions.

I need to make some entries to my sources.list file.

I get the impression that the updated software will download from the internet and not come from the 7 CD's I already downloaded.

I can't test this at work but I will when I get home.

Are the testing/unstable versions on the CD's ?
7 CD's of outdated software just can't be true !

I'd like to give Debian a fair shake before I make any conclusions about it.

Can anyone help me or offer some advice (other than RTFM which I've been trying to do).


Thanks,

Bob

> 
> From: mike at dmrnetworks.com
> Date: 2003/04/10 Thu PM 10:14:37 CDT
> To: wplug at wplug.org
> Subject: Re: [wplug] Tried several distro's
> 
> That's because you have a "stable" install. 
> The next thing you need to do, sucks but is a blessing in the same sense, is 
> to upgrade the system.  look in /etc/apt/sources.list
> 
> If you want up-to-date configure sources for testing and unstable as well as 
> stable.  IF you really want bleeding edge packages, configure sources for 
> experimental.
> 
> apt-get install -f && apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
> 
> should get you going.
> 
> something that i'd like to suggest to new users to debian.  Download knoppix.
> The 700M Live CD contains most packages that you would want from the get-go.
> Knoppix is also based on debain unstable and has the new kde and 2.4.20-xfs 
> kernel.  It runs from the CD so you can check it out and see if you like it. 
> The install is easy...  # knx-hdinstall   will get ya going.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> On Thursday 10 April 2003 7:53 pm, R.E.Coutch wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've been testing several distro's this week.
> >
> > Red Hat 9
> > Mandrake 9.1
> > Debian 3.0r1
> > SuSE 8.1
> >
> > As someone else mentioned,
> > <SNIP> ----------------