Debian Stability

[dillbertdabomb]

Well my linux box has no internet access (trust me DON"T TRY IT IF YOU LIKE NEW PROGRAMS!!!!)

I need a os that is good and stable and was wondering if debian would make it

[deanlinkous]

Sounds like a winner to me....

[kerry_s]

try it-> http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian-cd/current/i386/iso-cd/

[juxtaposed]

I need a os that is good and stable and was wondering if debian would make it

Yep.

But after awhile of using etch you'll probably want new programs and go to lenny - then later you'll want newer programs and go to sid :)

[5-HT]

Debian stable is pretty much the de facto standard for distro stability.

[dillbertdabomb]

Sweet! too bad it has to be 21 cds...

[5-HT]

Sweet! too bad it has to be 21 cds...
If you have a fast enough connection, you can always go for the netinstall. 180MB iso is always good. http://www.us.debian.org/CD/netinst/

[CocoAUS]

Yeah, go with the net install cd. Or there are ever livecds you can download (not sure if the installer is on them yet or not). Anyway, Debian's servers are crap-tons faster than Ubuntu's, so you can install Debian in a very, very short amount of time using the net install cd.

[Bachstelze]

And if you really have no net connection and want a nice desktop install OOTB, you don't need to download the 21 CDs either. Just the first one is enough, the other ones only contain additional packages.

[kevinlyfellow]

Sorry

[LaRoza]

If you do not have an internet connection, like myself, goto http://www.thelinuxstore.ca/ where you can get dvd sets, which have the repositories for Ubuntu Feisty, and others, on a disk.