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Also, you can install testing from a CD. It just isn't "supported" and is
mostly a network based install: <a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/";>http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/</a>


On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:33:44 -0500
Jim Popovitch &lt;jimpop at yahoo.com&gt; wrote:

&gt; On Sun, 2004-02-22 at 14:39, James Sumners wrote:
&gt; 
&gt; &gt; I realize that he only has a base system running. That also more than likely
&gt; &gt; means he is more than likely running the 'stable' branch of Debian. 
&gt; 
&gt; Afaik, there is no CD install of testing.
&gt; 
&gt; &gt; Installing
&gt; &gt; anything with official stable apt sources will not destablize the
&gt; &gt; installation - that is why it is called &quot;stable&quot;. So, doing 'apt-get install
&gt; &gt; aptitude' will not break his system and will give him an easier tool to use
&gt; &gt; than dselect.
&gt; 
&gt; doing 'apt-get install &lt;anything&gt;' on a fresh install of stable will d/l
&gt; LOTS of stuff.  Afaik, aptitude is NOT available for stable (please
&gt; correct me if I am wrong) and therefore the best thing this guy can do
&gt; is install stable upgrade to testing (if he so desires) then use dselect
&gt; or apt-get to install apps.  However if all he wants is to install one
&gt; or more apps after a fresh base install, dselect (based on unanimous
&gt; advice from the Debian developers) is the way to go.
&gt; 
&gt; I am not a Debian developer, I can only relay what they have
&gt; continuously stated to me an others over the years.
&gt; 
&gt; -Jim P
&gt; 
&gt; 
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I used to be interested in Windows NT, but the more I see of it the more it
looks like traditional Windows with a stabler kernel. I don't find anything
technically interesting there. In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money
than it is at making good operating systems.  -- Linus Torvalds
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