On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 17:18, marc racal wrote: > On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:06:51 -0400, Philippine Linux Users Group > Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are the unstable versions any more easy to install that the stable? > > I've been so frustrated with Debian and getting it installed, using > > dselect and picking the right packages that I've about given up. I > > want > > to run it (I run Xandros as a desktop and SuSE & Red Hat as servers, > > but > > want to move on to raw Debian. >
Install stable first, get a "feel" of it because once you upgrade to testing or unstable, you don't want to go back to stable ever again :) Then upgrade your way up to either testing or unstable. > i suggest you use the stable tree first before you venture into > testing and/or unstable trees. you can, however, combine > testing/unstable packages even if you're using the stable tree. > But this is not really recommended. > don't be frustrated with debian. it's dselect that's frustrating > --use apt instead. > > you might want to read on the apt howto. here's the link: > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ > > you'll love apt once you get the hang of it. Is it just me who loves dselect here? :D -- .''`. Jan Alonzo jmalonzo at spaceants dot org : :' : PGP fp: DB23 8CB2 E050 7737 B3C4 BB2C 5368 864B C70C 894A `. `' ID: C70C894A `- -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
