Re: Debian Etch Install

On 2009-12-20 10:11 +0100, Kevin Ross wrote:

Etch isn't obsolete, it's "oldstable". It still has security updates.

Which will stop in two months. Why bother installing it when you have
to upgrade to Lenny soon anyway?

It won't be obsolete until Squeeze is released.

Wrong, the support for Etch ends one year after the Lenny release.

Sven


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