[aclug-L] Re: FW: Debian GNU/Linux 2.2, the "Joel 'Espy' Klecker" release

[Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I sent in a link to zdnet, he was excllaiming of how much easier this release
is. I have read nothing but great reviews about this new release.  I am a red
hat fan, and I still am impressed of what I have read so far.  I have yet to
find a negative review for this release.  

Mike

On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Dale wrote:
> > Finally! It's here!!
> > 
> > -dwh
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martin Schulze [mailto:joey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 7:00 PM
> > To: Debian Announce
> > Subject: Debian GNU/Linux 2.2, the "Joel 'Espy' Klecker" release
> > 
> > 
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > The Debian Project                                      press@xxxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.debian.org/                                    Martin Schulze
> > August 15th, 2000
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > Upgrades to Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 from earlier releases are
> > automatically handled by the apt package management tool.  As always,
> > Debian GNU/Linux systems can be upgraded painlessly, in place, with no
> > downtime.  For detailed documentation about installing and upgrading
> > Debian GNU/Linux, please see <http://www.debian.org/releases/2.2/>.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Um...what planet was the person that wrote THIS from? I've heard nothing but
> nightmare stories about people trying to upgrade Debian. I think I could like
> Debian if they've made dselect easier to deal with (maybe added some "typical
> installation" type preset packages so you don't have to select...and configure
> every little thing). How's it looking in that dept these days? I could care
> less about a glitzy graphical install wizard thing like RedHat & Mandrake are
> trying to do, I just want something that can be set up and configured quickly
> and easily without having a 2 week learning curve on how to use the package
> manager.
> 
> Not saying any of the other distros are much better. I upgraded Mandrake 6.2
> to 7.0 on my main home machine awhile back and it totally broke my networking
> (both local AND ppp). I'm afraid to upgrade to 7.1, I don't have time to try
> and fix it...
> 
> Greg
> 
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