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Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared (InformationWeek)

Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared (InformationWeek)

Posted May 5, 2008 18:54 UTC (Mon) by tzafrir (subscriber, #11501)
In reply to: Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared (InformationWeek) by mgb
Parent article: Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared (InformationWeek)

backports.org?

BTW: we had better luck with Etch than with CentOS 5.1 with new hardware here.


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Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared (InformationWeek)

Posted May 5, 2008 19:23 UTC (Mon) by mgb (guest, #3226) [Link]

backports.org has no xorg or xserver-xorg updates.

backports.org updates linux-image-2.6 from 2.6.18 to 2.6.22 but our Thinkpad T61's need 2.6.24
(or a patched kernel).

Hence we need to using Testing or a Testing/Unstable mix.

Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared (InformationWeek)

Posted May 5, 2008 20:29 UTC (Mon) by tzafrir (subscriber, #11501) [Link]

I believe backports.org already has 2.6.24 . Also try:

http://mirror.home-dn.net/d-i/

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