Re: Upgrading Debian

From: cr (cr_at_orcon.net.nz)
Date: 05/08/04

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    To: mags <gosley@ukonline.co.uk>, debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 14:10:52 +1200

    On Fri, 07 May 2004 20:22, mags wrote:
    > Are there packages from Testing and Unstable on the Debian CD's (3.02
    > etc)? or just Stable.
    > I'm interested in installing Debian, but many packages in stable seem a
    > little out of date, and an upgrade with a 56k modem looks as though it
    > would take forever.
    >
    > Thanks for your help
    >
    > Mags

    Yes, sitting behind a 56k modem (or a 28k which is what I'm stuck with when
    line noise sets in!), a major upgrade of several packages is really only
    practical off CD's.

    If you're after more recent packages, there are resellers who will supply by
    mail the latest downloaded version of Sarge on CD - that's a good source of
    packages for upgrading Woody (3.0). Of course, it's not all guaranteed to
    work yet.

    Or you could try Knoppix, which is Debian based and has very recent packages.

    cr 

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