Re: Debian-based distros ??

From: stan (stanb_at_panix.com)
Date: 10/07/03

  • Next message: J Y: "Re: off the list again" 
    Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:09:08 -0400
To: Debian User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>

    On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 02:06:47PM -0400, Mental Patient wrote:
    > stan wrote:
    > >
    > >A general wor of wisdom here, for what it's worth.
    > >
    > >I once made the mistake of allowing myself to be sucked in by the siren
    > >song of these offshot distors. As a result I am stuck with 2 machines (one
    > >at home, and one at work), bith of which I still actively use, but can't,
    > >in any reasonable way, update.
    > >
    > >Both machines were, at one time, lot's nicer than the Debian mainstream at
    > >that tiem.
    > >
    > >In mycase it was Progey, who sure looked like they would be around :-(
    >
    > So why can't you update?
    >
    > I ask because I've installed via libranet and knoppix (as well as the
    > usual debian installer), and I haven't had this problem.

    Mmm, well perhaps I can. It's just a pretty scarey set of things apt-get
    wants to do, and I _really_ don't want to break either of these amchines,
    without first having set up a replacement.

    What distribution would you point apt-sources to to upgrade a Progeny
    machine? stable?
    >
    >
    > Sure, knoppix jumped the gun on packageing X 4.3 and I had a couple
    > minor problems with it, but it was easily fixed. Further the
    > dist-upgrade to sid was a little bumpy, but thats to be expected anyhow.

    sid is "unstable"right?
    >
    > Are you saying that you cant upgrade to stable? Just wondering what the
    > problem was.

    See above.
    >
    > I've known people running testing who've backed out to stable, so there
    > must be a way you can 'get back on track' so to speak. Then again, your
    > definition of reasonable may differ from mine.

    Well I supose I could experiment with the machine at home.

    Sugestiosn as to how to go about it? 

    -- 
"They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve
neither liberty nor safety."
						-- Benjamin Franklin
-- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org 
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
  • Next message: J Y: "Re: off the list again"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: How do I protect myself...
      ... I am not defending some of the stupid things that have come down, like the recent patch that messed up systems with the HP share to web software installed. ... They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
    • Re: Russian spaceship maker fights bankruptcy
      ... little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor ... cold-war, and let those cold-war bags of our hard earned loot start ... - Brad Guth ...
      (sci.space.policy)
    • Re: YASID ...
      ... Time travel tourism in full swing but in enclosed walkways, ... to stop the visitors influencing the past ... "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little ... temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." ...
      (rec.arts.sf.written)
    • Re: Legality of free CBT videos
      ... example of so many training sites, and how-to blogs, is there anything ... Some of the topics I intend to cover in detail include, ... They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
    • Re: Narrative Summary and Transitions
      ... I'm pretty sure that someone who wanted stone columns three feet in diameter buried in the ground, and was doing it with modern heavy machinery, would dig a hole first, and given that your magery appears to be hard work the way your mage does it feels like implausible ... It was like listening to the forbidden offspring of a stocatto earthquake, and a 105MM howitzer, and it shook the 20 story building I lived in. ... They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ...
      (rec.arts.sf.composition)