Lamez Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I currently have a server up and running which is running Debian Etch. I must say I gather tons of information from Thorpe, thank you! Now I have learned from other sites that Debian has a unstable release which is going to be called Lenny. I was wondering who is going to make the big switch, once Lenny becomes stable? I want to hear what other people have to say before I do so, once it becomes stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkWater Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Also, Ubuntu's Intrepid Ibex is is coming out in two days. Anyone switching to that? I switched to Hardy Heron like, the day of the upgrade, but I think I'm going to wait a few weeks before upgrading to Intrepid. =P @Lamez: You should always give new releases like, two weeks before you actually upgrade so that any early bugs can hopefully be taken care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamez Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 Thanks, now I hear Ubuntu is making a update!! I just installed Hardy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkWater Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Ubuntu has a new release every 6 months. That's how its releases are numbered, actually: 7.10 = 7th year, 10th month (October) 8.04 = 8th year, 4th month (April) 8.10 = 8th year, 10th month (October) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamez Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 so whats new in Ibex? Is it just a Kernel Update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkWater Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamez Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 holy crap, is that all going to be included? If so, can I request some software to be included? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex is about to be released in ~2 days time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I won't be switching, I already run unstable on all my machines. Have done for the past 8 months or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamez Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 If, and when I do make the switch, will it damage any of my data, and will I have to re-configure everything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 If, and when I do make the switch, will it damage any of my data, and will I have to re-configure everything? No and no. Your data will be left completely allone, and dpkg-reconfigure will automatically take care of your configurations. Be ware though that it is likely your first apt-get upgrade will ugrade allot of your current software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamez Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 well I did apt-get upgrade after I installed all my software, is it possible that I am running Lenny right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 No, to switch (its not exactly an upgrade) you need to change your /etc/apt/sources.list file to reflect the unstable repo's, then execute apt-get dist-upgrade. Be aware that as soon as Lenny goes stable, there will be another unstable called something else. Debian doesn't exactly have versions. It kinda cycles allong. In other words, I wouldn't get too exited about switching from Etch to Lenny. You won't really notice any difference except some newer versions of software will become available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamez Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 I am not too excited, I just want to be up to date. Once Lenny is released, can I go ahead and use apt-upgrade, without changing my sources list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Yes once your source list is configured, it need not be configured again. Unless of course you wish to add new repositories to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamez Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 well I added backports so I could download ntfs-3g drivers for my dad's old windows hard drive, he wants to back up the files onto the new hard drive, then format that one for more storage space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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