Re: Debian Question: linux-image-2.6...-k7 vs. linux-image-2.6...-amd64

AJackson

On Jun 6, 5:45 am, Ant <ANT...@zimage.com> wrote:

> And always a good experience in case they happen again! I remember when
> Ubuntu had the same problem and made a lot of people's systems broken
> because of some faulty X upgrade or something. On purpose, I made my
> Linux boxes NOT to boot up in GUI/X. I wanted to boot up to console/text
> mode with login screens (old fashion/school way). I like this way. I did
> this too back in Windows 3.x, 95, and 98 days. I will keep that way
> until they drop the text mode (like never for Linux?). =)

Strange priorities you have. But it is yours to have as you like.
(that breakage we hade in Debian/testing too, as Ubuntu is from Debian
testing)


> > No, it wrks as it always have. But how much bleeding edge do you
> > want?
> > If you want that, go for testing. But if you want stable computer with
> > no big problems with packages that changes and once in a while make
> > some software to behave strange (and even X not usable), don't use
> > testing.
>
> Well, not bleeding as in daily buggy builds from developers. I do want
> bleeding edge as in new stable releases like Pidgeon/GAIM, new Web
> browser releases (e.g., Firefox released 2.0.0.4 recently), security
> fixes, etc. I never get the newest Kernel (too risky) so I am usually a
> few versions behind.

Then testing is what you want (why now, I don't know )

As many has written, stay with one release of stable(which for now is
alias for etch), testing(which for now is alias lenny) or
unstable(which is always alias for sid). Don't mix unless you know
what pinning is, and even then try to not mix releases.

For now you should prob. stay with etch (stable). At least a moment
more, as testing tends to break after a new stable is released. There
are usally a couple of big breakages during a testing period before it
becomes the new stable. And during freeze of testing to hunt down
bugs before becomming new stable, testing tends to stop beeing
upgraded. When new stable released, all developers put in all there
upgrades in new testing when it unfreezes, with breakages following.

Good luck