www.debian.org is your friend. You will find a clear answer to this question.
If you are wanting to *use* Debian I suggest stable (Woody). You only need the first CD to get the system up, then apt-get the rest. If you are wanting to *play* with Debian I suggest Knoppix, which is a collection of all the hoopy bits from all the versions of Debian. Andy On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 09:37, you wrote: > Hi all, I'm about to start downloading Debian to have a play with. I > want to run the version that is most recent but not bleeding edge, but I > am un familiar with the terminolgy. Could I get a quick handle on what > > 1) Stable > - Older packages, very solid > - Code name???? > > 2) Testing > - Newer packages, still quite stable, not bleeding edge > - Code name??? > > 3) Unstable > - Bleeding edge > - Code name??? > > Basically, I don't know what the code names are & I am not sure if I > have testing & stable around the right way. Could someone please > enlighten me? > > Cheers > Brad
