NewsForge: My Desktop OS: Debian Etch

“Some people like to work in Linux distributions that are at the
cutting edge of technology. Other prefers stability at any cost. I
want both, and Debian Testing, codenamed Etch, gives me that. The
Debian project’s testing tree has up-to-date software along with
good stability, since packages are highly tested in the Unstable
branch before they move to Testing.

“I’ve been running Linux at home for about two years, having
started playing with it about seven years ago. I tried several
distributions but settled on Debian because of its fast,
consistent, and safe package management system, with more than
15,000 packages available. Debian Stable, a.k.a. Sarge, is maybe
the most stable distribution today, but its software packages tend
to get old. Etch is appropriate for personal desktops and even some
production ones…”

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