Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 12:16:46 +0200 From: Marian Hettwer <Mh@kernel32.de> To: Haim Ashkenazi <haim@babysnakes.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what version to use for home desktop? Message-ID: <40F6598E.9060902@kernel32.de> In-Reply-To: <pan.2004.07.15.09.45.34.191888@babysnakes.org> References: <pan.2004.07.15.09.45.34.191888@babysnakes.org>
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Hi, Haim Ashkenazi wrote: > Hi > > After using FreeBSD for a month on a server, I thought of moving my > desktop from debian unstable to freebsd (I've been using linux as my > desktop for 7 years now, and it's time for a change... :) ). I'm wondering nice idea... moving from debian to FreeBSD ;) > about what version to use. on debian it's very common to use unstable for > the desktop (if you know that sometimes a package breaks) and it's very > rare that the whole system breaks (I never seen that in the 2 years I'm Well, actually the System (base) shouldn't break because of third-party programs. However, XFree86 is causing trouble sometimes. Usually this has something todo with your graphics card ... > using it). what's the status on freebsd? can I use CURRENT for my desktop > without being afraid that it won't boot after an upgrade? the reason I > want CURRENT is mostly hardware support (e.g. I have a SB!Live and I read > that STABLE doesn't support it). > Well, you have to be aware when using CURRENT, that you are at the bleeding edge. When using CURRENT, I'd suggest give it a try with 5.2.1-RELEASE. I wouldn't 'make world' to the latest -CURRENT ... On my Desktop 5.2.1-RELEASE is running stable for quite a while. I had no issues at all. Give it a Try, but keep in mind, it's still -CURRENT, meaning, under development and it may crash. HTH, Marian
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