Morning all, I have just installed Debian 2.1 on my two machines at home after using Suse for a while and have now discovered the X servers are a little old and don't support my gfx card. I was wondering does anyone have some suitable updates on CD? I was wondering if it would be a good idea to go up to Potato? I know that Potato is considered unstable but no way can it crash as often my 98 box has taken to recently:) Adam [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]
Can I seriously suggest upgrading to potato as soon as possible. Even though it is considered unstable, it is a) very close to freeze b) stable ;-) I, and Paul, and Andrew etc.. have been running Potato for at least the last 9 months with very few problems Thom -----Original Message----- From: Adam Bower [mailto:a.bower@thebowery.co.uk] Sent: 03 December 1999 10:56 To: alug@stu.uea.ac.uk Subject: [alug] Debian updates Morning all, I have just installed Debian 2.1 on my two machines at home after using Suse for a while and have now discovered the X servers are a little old and don't support my gfx card. I was wondering does anyone have some suitable updates on CD? I was wondering if it would be a good idea to go up to Potato? I know that Potato is considered unstable but no way can it crash as often my 98 box has taken to recently:) Adam [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ] [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]
On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 11:14:33AM -0000, Thomas May wrote:
Can I seriously suggest upgrading to potato as soon as possible. Even though
He asked about Potato... can someone with a CD burn copies of it, please? I'd love to upgrade, but the distance slink->potato is too much for dialup. MJR [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]
On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, MJ Ray wrote:
He asked about Potato... can someone with a CD burn copies of it, please? I'd love to upgrade, but the distance slink->potato is too much for dialup.
Best solution is for us to bring a machine along with a mirror of Potato on it to the next ALUG - then all can merrily upgrade to it. Not sure it's quite in a burning CD stage, as it changes daily. Andrew. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Web Consultant | Email: a.savory at uea.ac.uk IT and Computing Services | URL: http://www.uea.ac.uk/ University of East Anglia | All views are my own - Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK | who else would want them? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]
Best solution is for us to bring a machine along with a mirror of Potato on it to the next ALUG - then all can merrily upgrade to it. Not sure it's quite in a burning CD stage, as it changes daily.
OK whens the next alug then? I would really like to use Debian as I'm still in windoze hell at the mo. Adam [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]
I have just installed Debian 2.1 on my two machines at home after using Suse for a while and have now discovered the X servers are a little old and don't support my gfx card. I was wondering does anyone have some suitable updates on CD? I was wondering if it would be a good idea to go up to Potato? I know that Potato is considered unstable but no way can it crash as often my 98 box has taken to recently:)
Indeed - I wish debain released stables more often than they did. To say that they're perfectionists is quite the understatement of the century. I am running potato, and have been for about 6 months. There was *one* occasion when it all went 'a bit wrong' (5 months ago), and it's been solid as a rock since then. Crashed a couple of times, but I traced that to a wonkey graphics card (doh!). Definately worth the upgrade, but watch your phonebill if you're actually going keep tracking unstable with apt. Paul [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]
The phone bill isn't that painful, not at weekend rates anyways ;-) I'mm taking another box on the great journey between slink and potato this weekend.... Thom -----Original Message----- From: Paul Russell [mailto:paulr@nc1a.nca.uea.ac.uk]On Behalf Of Paul Russell Sent: 03 December 1999 12:17 To: alug@stu.uea.ac.uk Subject: [alug] Debian updates
I have just installed Debian 2.1 on my two machines at home after using Suse for a while and have now discovered the X servers are a little old and don't support my gfx card. I was wondering does anyone have some suitable updates on CD? I was wondering if it would be a good idea to go up to Potato? I know that Potato is considered unstable but no way can it crash as often my 98 box has taken to recently:)
Indeed - I wish debain released stables more often than they did. To say that they're perfectionists is quite the understatement of the century. I am running potato, and have been for about 6 months. There was *one* occasion when it all went 'a bit wrong' (5 months ago), and it's been solid as a rock since then. Crashed a couple of times, but I traced that to a wonkey graphics card (doh!). Definately worth the upgrade, but watch your phonebill if you're actually going keep tracking unstable with apt. Paul [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ] [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]
Hi, Would it be possible for someone to burn me a couple of CD's with Potato on? I've now got Debian nicely installed but still no X, the prospect of apt-get to Potato over dial-up seems a bit daunting and I'm not counting on my ability to get something wrong and kill my system shortly after an update. I'm new to Debian and it definetly seems to be the best distro I've come across so far. If someone could help I would be very grateful because if not it looks like I will be stuck with windows till the next meet. P.S. any ideas over where/when for the next meet, Unfortunatley I don't know of anywhere to host one. Best wishes Adam Bower [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]
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