Re: Totally lost and confused

[Kenny Hitt <kennyhitt@yahoo.com>]

Potato is the stable version.

I had better luck using dhcpcd with home.com.  I never could get
dhcp-client to work.  Your host name is the one they give you when
you sign up for there service.  I left all other values at there
default.

          Kenny

On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 06:40:32AM -0400, Christy Schulte wrote:
> Ok, I haven't researched this in great detail, but my understanding is this.
> 
> Debian, unlike a lot of other Linux distributions, can be added to and
> worked on by many different people, it's not just a certain closed group.
> Therefore, changes are constantly being made and it's constantly in testing
> mode. Therefore, there are two versions of debian. The "stable" version,
> currently 2.2 I believe, is the one that is only updated when there are
> major changes to put in. It has been tested and run by a lot of people and
> should run with minimal problems. The unstable version, which could be the
> "potato" one but not sure, is the under development one, like a beta. Any
> new submissions are put into that one first, so it's constantly being
> changed and updated.
> 
> How exactly these updates are done and by whom I'm not sure, but we went
> with the stable version our our machines. You can get more info on this at
> www.debian.org. Also once it's installed, check out the apt-get and
> apt-cache commands, really cool.
> 
> On another topic. Has anyone been successful using ddclient with debian? If
> so, would you mind writing me privately? I got the thing installed, but it's
> not updating the ip address an the docs aren't all that helpful. Then again
> it's been years since I've seriously worked with this stuff.
> 
> Thanks.
> Christy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Schulte" <cjschulte@home.com>
> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 8:00 PM
> Subject: Totally lost and confused
> 
> 
> > Hi all,
> > I sent this message to the newbie list, but seeing as how there's more
> > trafic on this list I'll post it here as well.
> >
> > I've been waiting for a while to put linux on my system, and am now
> hearing
> > that as a new user, redhat is probably not the way to go.  Just based on
> the
> > discussions I've seen, and some tips from a friend, I am thinking that
> > debian is probably better for a new user.  So I am on the debian site, and
> > I'm seeing all of these things about potatoes and stable and am totally
> lost
> > and cunfused as to which I should download, and for that matter if I'm
> even
> > in the right directory on the ftp site.  Please help?
> > Tnx in advance,
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
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