[gentoo-user] [OT and ducking buckshot] How can I tell Debian version installed

2008-12-27 Thread Harry Putnam
Don't shoot. I ask here because I know some here are debian users. I just created an vmware app with debian... I thought I was using the newest install media for latest release (lenny I think). But once installed (and this was a network install not from disc) I find really ancient tools.. a

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT and ducking buckshot] How can I tell Debian version installed

2008-12-27 Thread Charles Welton
Debian's stable versions are somewhat, outdated. That explains the kernel and emacs. But, if you need to know the installed debian version, just $ cat /etc/debian_version If you need newer versions, use the testing/unstable repositories. Other than that, this is not the list for such questions.