"With Etch you get the best package manager around in APT, a rock solid stable system, and the ability to tinker with the desktop all that you want - without having the procedure become too arcane. If you are familiar with Linux then I would strongly recommend you try out Debian Etch - just an awesome release by the Debian group."
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Member since:2005-06-29
No offense, but it seems the issue here is that you did not take the time to understand the Debian apt system and naming conventions, and how they relate to the release of a new stable version. Etch has been in development a long time and if you are going to administer a Debian box, perhaps you should have taken the time to determine what the new stable release would mean to your systems. I can understand your frustration, but seriously, Debian has done it this way for a long, long time and anyone who administers Debian systems knows how it works. PEBKAC.
Edited 2007-04-10 20:43
Member since:2006-07-13
Member since:2005-07-08
Well, it has to be one way or the other. The default behaviour is that "stable" gets upgraded when a new stable release is out - because many people (most users and developers?) want it that way. And it is also clearly documented in all the Debian docs.
Edited 2007-04-10 20:45
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2006-01-13
The issue here is that a default debian sarge install should have said 'sarge' and not 'stable'. Because it said 'stable' things got messed up. Pretty poor on debian's part if you ask me.