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We'll give some additional notes about getting -and installing Debian GNU/Linux here. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-version"></a>2.1 What is the latest version of Debian?</h2> - -<p> -Currently there are three versions of Debian GNU/Linux: -</p> -<dl> -<dt><em>release 4.0, a.k.a. the `stable' distribution</em></dt> -<dd> -<p> -This is stable and well tested software, it changes if major security or -usability fixes are incorporated. -</p> -</dd> -</dl> -<dl> -<dt><em>the `testing' distribution</em></dt> -<dd> -<p> -This is where packages that will be released as the next `stable' are placed; -they've had some testing in unstable but they may not be completely fit for -release yet. This distribution is updated more often than `stable', but not -more often than `unstable'. -</p> -</dd> -</dl> -<dl> -<dt><em>the `unstable' distribution</em></dt> -<dd> -<p> -This is the version currently under development; it is updated continuously. -You can retrieve packages from the `unstable' archive on any Debian FTP site -and use them to upgrade your system at any time, but you may not expect the -system to be as usable or as stable as before - that's why it's called -`<strong>unstable</strong>'! -</p> -</dd> -</dl> - -<p> -Please see <a href="ch-ftparchives.en.html#s-dists">How many Debian -distributions are there in the <samp>dists</samp> directory?, Section 5.2</a> -for more information. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-updatestable"></a>2.2 Are there package upgrades in `stable'?</h2> - -<p> -No new functionality is added to the stable release. Once a Debian version is -released and tagged `stable' it will only get security updates. That is, only -packages for which a security vulnerability has been found after the release -will be upgraded. All the security updates are served through <code><a -href="ftp://security.debian.org">security.debian.org</a></code>. -</p> - -<p> -Security updates serve one purpose: to supply a fix for a security -vulnerability. They are not a method for sneaking additional changes into the -stable release without going through normal point release procedure. -Consequently, fixes for packages with security issues will not upgrade the -software. The Debian Security Team will backport the necessary fixes to the -version of the software distributed in `stable' instead. -</p> - -<p> -For more information related to security support please read the <code><a -href="http://www.debian.org/security/faq">Security FAQ</a></code> or the -<code><a href="http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/">Debian -Security Manual</a></code>. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-boot-floppies"></a>2.3 Where/how can I get the Debian installation disks?</h2> - -<p> -You can get the installation disks by downloading the appropriate files from -one of the <code><a href="http://www.debian.org/mirror/list">Debian -mirrors</a></code>. -</p> - -<p> -The installation system files are separated in subdirectories of -<code>dists/stable/main</code> directory, and the names of these subdirectories -correspond to your architecture like this: <samp>disks-<var>arch</var></samp> -(<var>arch</var> is "i386", "sparc", etc, check the site -for an exact list). In each of these architecture subdirectories there can be -several directories, each for a version of the installation system, and the -currently used one is in the `current' directory (that's a symbolic link). -</p> - -<p> -See the <code>README.txt</code> file in that directory for further -instructions. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-cdrom"></a>2.4 How do I install the Debian from CD-ROMs?</h2> - -<p> -Linux supports the ISO 9660 (CD-ROM) file system with Rock Ridge extensions -(formerly known as "High Sierra"). Several <code><a -href="http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/">vendors</a></code> provide Debian -GNU/Linux in this format. -</p> - -<p> -Warning: When installing from CD-ROM, it is usually not a good idea to choose -dselect's <samp>cdrom</samp> access method. This method is usually very slow. -The <samp>mountable</samp> and <samp>apt</samp> methods, for example, are much -better for installing from CD-ROM (see <a -href="ch-uptodate.en.html#s-dpkg-mountable">dpkg-mountable, Section 8.2.5</a> -and <a href="ch-uptodate.en.html#s-apt">apt-get, dselect and apt-cdrom, Section -8.2.2</a>). -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-cdimage-symlinks"></a>2.5 Why does the official stable released CD-ROM contain symlinks for `frozen' and `unstable'? I thought this CD contains just `stable'!</h2> - -<p> -Official Debian CD images indeed contain symlinks like: -</p> - -<pre> - /dists/frozen -> sarge/ - /dists/stable -> sarge/ - /dists/testing -> sarge/ - /dists/unstable -> sarge/ -</pre> - -<p> -so that they work when your sources.list has an entry like -</p> - -<pre> - deb cdrom:[<name as on cd label>]/ unstable main [...] -</pre> - -<p> -. -</p> - -<p> -The fact these symlinks are present does <em>not</em> mean the image is -`unstable' or `testing' or anything. Read the CD label in -<code>/.disk/info</code> to find out which Debian version it contains. This -information is also present in <code>/README.txt</code> on the CD. -</p> - -<p> -Read <code><a -href="http://www.debian.org/releases/">http://www.debian.org/releases/</a></code> -to find out what the current `stable' and `testing' releases are. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-cdimages"></a>2.6 I have my own CD-writer, are there CD images available somewhere?</h2> - -<p> -Yes. To make it easier for CD vendors to provide high quality disks, we -provide the <code><a href="http://cdimage.debian.org/">Official CD -images</a></code>. -</p> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-floppy"></a>2.7 Can I install it from a pile of floppy disks?</h2> - -<p> -First of all, a warning: whole Debian GNU/Linux is way too large to be -installed from media as small as a standard 1.44MB floppy disk - you may not -find installing from floppies a very pleasant experience. -</p> - -<p> -Copy the Debian packages onto formatted floppy disks. Either a DOS, the native -Linux "ext2", or the "minix" format will do; one just has -to use a mount command appropriate to the floppy being used. -</p> - -<p> -Using floppy disks has these complications: -</p> -<ul> -<li> -<p> -Short MS-DOS file names: If you are trying to place Debian package files onto -MS-DOS formatted disks, you will find that their names are generally too long, -and do not conform to the MS-DOS 8.3 filename limitation. To overcome this, -you would have to use VFAT formatted disks, since VFAT supports longer file -names. -</p> -</li> -</ul> -<ul> -<li> -<p> -Large file sizes: Some packages are larger than 1.44 MBytes, and will not fit -onto a single floppy disk. To solve this problem, use the dpkg-split tool (see -<a href="ch-pkgtools.en.html#s-dpkg-split">dpkg-split, Section 7.1.5.2</a>), -available in the <samp>tools</samp> directory on <code><a -href="http://www.debian.org/mirror/list">Debian mirrors</a></code>. -</p> -</li> -</ul> - -<p> -You must have support in the kernel for floppy disks in order to read and write -to floppy disk; most kernels come with floppy drive support included in them. -</p> - -<p> -To mount a floppy disk under the mount point <samp>/floppy</samp> (a directory -which should have been created during installation), use: -</p> -<ul> -<li> -<pre> - mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy/ -</pre> - -<p> -if the floppy disk is in drive A: and has an MS-DOS file system, -</p> -</li> -</ul> -<ul> -<li> -<pre> - mount -t msdos /dev/fd1 /floppy/ -</pre> - -<p> -if the floppy disk is in drive B: and has an MS-DOS file system, -</p> -</li> -</ul> -<ul> -<li> -<pre> - mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /floppy/ -</pre> - -<p> -if the floppy disk is in drive A: and has an ext2 (i.e., a normal Linux) file -system. -</p> -</li> -</ul> - -<hr> - -<h2><a name="s-remoteinstall"></a>2.8 Can I get and install Debian directly from a remote Internet site?</h2> - -<p> -Yes. You can boot the Debian installation system from a set of files you can -download from our FTP site and its mirrors. -</p> - -<p> -You can download a small CD image file, create a bootable CD from it, install -the basic system from it and the rest over the network. For more information -please see <code><a -href="http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/">http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/</a></code>. -</p> - -<p> -You can also download even smaller floppy disk image files, create bootable -diskettes from them, start the installation procedure and get the rest of -Debian over the network. For more information, please see <code><a -href="http://www.debian.org/distrib/floppyinst">http://www.debian.org/distrib/floppyinst</a></code>. -</p> - -<hr> - -<p> -[ <a href="ch-basic_defs.en.html">previous</a> ] -[ <a href="index.en.html#contents">Contents</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-basic_defs.en.html">1</a> ] -[ 2 ] -[ <a href="ch-compat.en.html">3</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-software.en.html">4</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-ftparchives.en.html">5</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-pkg_basics.en.html">6</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-pkgtools.en.html">7</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-uptodate.en.html">8</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-kernel.en.html">9</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-customizing.en.html">10</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-support.en.html">11</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-contributing.en.html">12</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-redistrib.en.html">13</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-nexttime.en.html">14</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-faqinfo.en.html">15</a> ] -[ <a href="ch-compat.en.html">next</a> ] -</p> - -<hr> - -<p> -The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ -</p> - -<address> -version 3.1.5, 17 January 2007<br> -<br> -Authors are listed at <a href="ch-faqinfo.en.html#s-authors">Debian FAQ Authors</a><br> -<br> -</address> -<hr> - -</body> - -</html> - |