> I would say start with 3.1. If all is well, stick with it. > Once Etch becomes > stable, you can upgrade from 3.1 to 4.0. Unlike other > distros, upgrading > across stable releases is really easy!
I disagree, and here's why: The upgrade from sarge to etch is NOT seamless. Sarge installs 2.4 kernel. 2.4 support is dropped in etch, so you should upgrade to a 2.6 kernel, which means all the new userspace tools for 2.6 kernel (module-init-tools, udev, etc.) And there's the xfree86 to xorg transition too. I don't know how seamless that transition is, since I don't run X on my Debian servers. Finally, the OP didn't specify hardware. As we all know, etch has support for more modern hardware than sarge. Also, I think the etch installer is better than the sarge installer, I especially like the GUI installer. Plus, etch is just more up to date. Sarge is downright old now. To echo the sentiments of another poster, Debian "testing" is more "stable" than, say, Windows XP with Service Pack 2. -- Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
