My sentiments, too, as a desktop user, but some people who run servers in particular require stable and do not need the latest and greatest. Why a desktop user would want to run an older version of the GIMP and not be able to run LibreOffice at all since it was not around 2 years ago is anybody's guess.
Roy Using Kubuntu 12.04, 64-bit Location: Canada On 11 July 2012 22:47, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > > > --- In [email protected], c beck <usabecker@...> wrote: > > > > I think you are barking at the wrong tree. The testing branch is for > > testing... If you want something functional for daily use, you probably > > want to find a more stable release. > > The problem with Debian stable is it would be more aptly named Debian > Stale. By the time the Debian team is ready to put the stable stamp on a > release it is usually about 2 years out of date. Which can lead to problems > if one wishes to run some software not found in the distribution repository. > > cat /etc/debian_version says 6.0.5 on this machine but whether I'm running > pure stable or not is a point of contention. > > ~$ dpkg -l | grep "~bpo" | wc -l > 37 > > I've done a bit of other monkey business here and there in order to get > some things to work too. For instance du -h on /usr/local returns 865M > which is a fair chunk of my /usr directory that totals 5.6G > > Watching that scroll by reminded me why I love Linux so much. Seeing so > many old friends, even if only fleetingly ... > > This box is young yet. I've only been running it for a couple months now. > It is getting there though. I like a certain level of cruft to be really > comfortable. Building a thick enough layer up can take me a couple of years. > > Linux, computing the way it was meant to be. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
