On (11/04/06 11:13), Kent West wrote: > Toby Satchell wrote: > >I am setting up a dual boot with debian and want to experiment with it > >as a desktop. I am wondering which would be the best version to go > >for, Stable, Testing , Unstable. I run Stable at the moment with for a > >server, but wondering if testing would be a better option for a > >desktop as I would also like to implement steam under wine(and the > >other one I can't remember at the moment) > > My personal preference is to run Unstable on my desktops. You tend to > get more breakage in Unstable than in Testing, but it also tends to get > fixed quicker. IOW, when a breakage finds its way into Testing, you may > wait a couple of weeks before a fix arrives. When a breakage finds its > way into Unstable, a fix is usually forthcoming within a day or two. > Since I have several desktop machines available to me, I just make sure > I never upgrade them all at the same time; then if a breakage appears, > it only appears in one machine and I still have several others to use > until the fix appears or until I can figure out a fix myself.
If you've been using sarge for a while, the move to sid isn't that daunting. My advice is to update the system using aptitude and install apt-listbugs. They help keep you out of trouble. Like Kent, I have back up systems but all on the same laptop; I have two sid systems (xfce and enlightenment) plus Unbuntu and Kubuntu. I keep all work files and mail on the server (IMAP) and can work from any of the 4 systems (plus windows if compelled). I reality, I first started using sid after about 9 months of stable and it has never broken badly; most of the issues are from using amd64 plus a chroot 32bit system for openoffice and flash. A pure i386 would be less hassle .....but where's the fun in that :) Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]