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theopensourceweblog: A Nice Explanation of the Different Debian Branches

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 8, 2005

“Peter Besenbruch on the Libranet list posted a nice explanation
of the various Debian branches a while back, one that I thought
y’all might find useful. If
you’re an old Debian dude, this
won’t be that helpful, but for a newbie or a
Debian-curious individual, this should be a good starter.

“It sounds like you want to run Debian Sarge, which is currently
the middle, or testing branch. It’s not
bleeding edge, but it’s not out of date,
either. Here is my take on things…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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