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Debian is unstable
Name: NoviceW Date: January 27, 2004 at 04:54:14 Pacific OS: Debian CPU/Ram: 1024
Comment:
Recently I have installed Debian3.0r2 on a 14GB partition. During the installation I have selected "All Packages". However I am ended up with a very unstable system. Can someone tell me how I can get rid of conflicting packages. Can it be some other reason as well?
Name: 3Dave Date: January 27, 2004 at 07:51:37 Pacific
Reply:
Unstable in what way? Have you checked /var/log/messages for any clues? Have you checked that you are not using apt with unstable/testing sources? From my experience I have found Debian to be very stable....
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