On Nov 15, 2007 10:21 AM, मनीष [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Raju My biggest grouse with Debian -- they removed apt-setup. Now I
have Rajuto
Raju add mirrors manually to sources.list if I want to do so after
Raju installation.
Raju
Raju -- Raju (hoping some Debian wizard offers up another tool
On Thursday 15 November 2007 10:21, मनीष wrote:
Raju My biggest grouse with Debian -- they removed apt-setup. Now I
have Rajuto
Raju add mirrors manually to sources.list if I want to do so after
Raju installation.
Raju
Raju -- Raju (hoping some Debian wizard offers up another tool that
On Thursday 15 November 2007 09:53, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:31:41 +0530, Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED]
said:
[snip]
My biggest grouse with Debian -- they removed apt-setup. Now I
have to add mirrors manually to sources.list if I want to do so
after installation.
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:14:32 +0530, Shamail Tayyab
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
This is what i consider as flame wars.
Err. I am not sure why you think so -- no one is going around
attacking other people.
But what i think Kazim was
trying to say was not actually what it seems, i myself
On Nov 14, 2007 2:23 PM, Manoj Srivastava [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:14:32 +0530, Shamail Tayyab
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
This is what i consider as flame wars.
Err. I am not sure why you think so -- no one is going around
attacking other people.
But what i
On 14/11/2007, Manoj Srivastava [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am sorry to not be able to help you out here. My desire is to
have a dialogue, not to engage in flame wars, so if it is a flame you
desire, you have to look elsewhere. Why _would_ you prefer us to flame
each other, though,
On 11/14/07, Shamail Tayyab [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Nov 14, 2007 2:23 PM, Manoj Srivastava [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is mailing list, with users from across the globe...
You are representing the iLugD, what impact does it carry (may be you are
trying to show off your knowledge, well i
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:16:15 +0530, Sriram J
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Does ilugd actually have users from across the globe? I thought
every one on this list is part of ilugd and therefore represents
it. Forgive my ignorance but can anyone tell me what is cross
commenting
I live
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:51:08 +0530, Shamail Tayyab
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
On Nov 14, 2007 2:23 PM, Manoj Srivastava
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It seems that i am not that skilled as much as you are, though i think
i can answer all the queries, and still can prove my point! Let me go
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:16:21 +0530, Kazim Zaidi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
On 14/11/2007, Manoj Srivastava
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As you've quoted in one of your posts in the same thread, there's a
choice between variety of choices and simplicity. While Debian
would try to provide a
--- Raj Mathur wrote:
My biggest grouse with Debian -- they removed
apt-setup. Now I have to
add mirrors manually to sources.list if I want to do
so after
installation.
Hmm, so you still use Debian GNU/Linux, don't you? (Or
have you switch to Ubuntu ;-) ;)
--
http://www.gnu.org.in
On Wednesday 14 November 2007 21:00, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
[snip]
Debian Installer. Could you provide some details? If you
did get an empty file, I would like to see under what circumstances
the bug is triggered.
My biggest grouse with Debian -- they removed apt-setup. Now I have
Raju My biggest grouse with Debian -- they removed apt-setup. Now I have
Raju to add mirrors manually to sources.list if I want to do so after
Raju installation.
Manoj I have never heard of apt-setup. What did it do?
http://packages.debian.org/unstable/source/apt-setup
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:31:41 +0530, Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
On Wednesday 14 November 2007 21:00, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
[snip] Debian Installer. Could you provide some details? If you did
get an empty file, I would like to see under what circumstances the
bug is triggered.
My
Raju My biggest grouse with Debian -- they removed apt-setup. Now I
have Rajuto
Raju add mirrors manually to sources.list if I want to do so after
Raju installation.
Raju
Raju -- Raju (hoping some Debian wizard offers up another tool that
does Rajuthe
Raju job)
have you had a chance to look at
On 13-Nov-07, at 8:13 PM, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
I don't agree with someone. Some distros (like Slackware Debian)
are
more purist-friendly then others so-called user-friendly ones (like
Ubuntu).
Could you please elaborate? Do you have specifics in mind
where
Debian is
On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:46:49 +0530, Kazim Zaidi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
I don't agree with someone. Some distros (like Slackware Debian) are
more purist-friendly then others so-called user-friendly ones (like
Ubuntu).
Could you please elaborate? Do you have specifics in mind
On 13-Nov-07, at 8:13 PM, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
Could you please elaborate? Do you have specifics in mind
where
Debian is either purist friendly or not user friendly, but a
Debian
derivative has markedly different behaviour?
Well, my ignorance doesn't allow me to
On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:23:53 +0530, Kazim Zaidi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
On 13-Nov-07, at 8:13 PM, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
Could you please elaborate? Do you have specifics in mind
where Debian is either purist friendly or not user friendly, but a
Debian derivative has markedly
On Nov 14, 2007 4:50 AM, Manoj Srivastava [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:23:53 +0530, Kazim Zaidi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
On 13-Nov-07, at 8:13 PM, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
Could you please elaborate? Do you have specifics in mind
where Debian is either purist
There's nothing really wrong with that distribution cycle. In fact, time
based release cycle is a good balance between features and quality.
If you're not able to keep pace with the releases, know that they are
supported for 18 months. And the LTS (like Dapper Drake) are supported
for 18
--- Vikas Rawal wrote:
I could be wrong, and if I am, please do correct me.
LTS is supported
for 18 months.
[snip...]
LTS is Long Term Support - therefore, LTS (U/Kubuntu
6.06 is supported upto 2009 (36 months) for security
(and other) updates fro the desktop edition, whereas
the server
LTS is Long Term Support - therefore, LTS (U/Kubuntu
6.06 is supported upto 2009 (36 months) for security
(and other) updates fro the desktop edition, whereas
the server edition is supported upto 2011 (5 years).
What does support refer to? That Ubuntu provides security patches
etc. for this
For me, the configuration takes about a week. To have a list of
packages, I usually
Upgrading takes a few hours if you have a good/cheap internet
connection. I understand that you can use the alternate-ubuntu-cd to
upgrade without needing to download everything while upgrading. I
haven't tried
On 13-Nov-07, at 10:44 AM, मनीष wrote:
I migrated to Debian Sid (full-time)
in Jan '04 and kept upgrading incrementally till I bought a new
computer a few months ago and I still follow the same routine of
aptitude update upgrade as and when I need or fancy.
I do the same with Mandriva - I
On 13/11/2007, मनीष [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[snip]
recommendations for a distro when soneone on IRC said if you want to
start easy but are willing to face difficulties later, go for $distro
but if you are willing to put in some effort in the beginning and have
it easy later, go for Debian.
On Tuesday 13 November 2007 10:44, मनीष wrote:
[snip]
In Dec '03 my system was taken over by virii and I was looking for
recommendations for a distro when soneone on IRC said if you want to
start easy but are willing to face difficulties later, go for $distro
but if you are willing to put in
On 11/11/2007, Vikas Rawal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I really think these big distribution upgrades every six months are a
nuisance. They need to have a strategy that allows more gradual upgrades
for
about two years, and then perhaps do a full distribution change. I really
wish Ubuntu stayed
On Nov 11, 2007 6:36 PM, Kazim Zaidi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 11/11/2007, Vikas Rawal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I really think these big distribution upgrades every six months are a
nuisance. They need to have a strategy that allows more gradual upgrades
for
about two years, and then
On Nov 11, 2007 12:29 PM, Vikas Rawal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
meanwhile, i personally stay away from the 'upgrade distro' route, and
just do a fresh install on another partition. this way i can jump back
and forth between different versions of ubuntu until it's time to let
go of *either*
meanwhile, i personally stay away from the 'upgrade distro' route, and
just do a fresh install on another partition. this way i can jump back
and forth between different versions of ubuntu until it's time to let
go of *either* one.
I would never be able to manage that!! Ubuntu comes with a
Hello Members,
I am trying to update my UBUNTU but due to some bugs this hasn't been
possible.
The update manager says Cannot download prerequisites while being in the
first step i.e. Preparing for upgrade.
Please respond if you have any solutions or suggestions.
Regards
Vaibhav Singh
Final
On Nov 8, 2007 7:42 PM, Vaibhav Singh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello Members,
I am trying to update my UBUNTU but due to some bugs this hasn't been
possible.
The update manager says Cannot download prerequisites while being in the
first step i.e. Preparing for upgrade.
Please respond if you
Re Cannot upgrade ubuntu from fiesty fawn(7.04) to Gutsy
Gibbon(7.10) (Vaibhav Singh)
Hello Members,
I am trying to update my UBUNTU but due to some bugs this hasn't been
possible.
The update manager says Cannot download prerequisites while being in the
first step i.e. Preparing for
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