Where to get a -updated- version of Debian?

[thephreak6]

Im having some problems finding a complete set of debian cd's that are updated, i.e. xfree 4.1 and kde 2.2. I would simply download the ISO's, but I dont have a cdburner, or a highspeed connection. Any suggestions on where I can buy a full cd set thats only a few weeks old?

Thanks

[bigskinnee]

copy left (http://www.copyleft.net/category.phtml?page=category_software.phtml) is a good place or linux central (http://www.linuxcentral.com/catalog/index.php3?prod_code=L000-107&id=42AfG1NzPvcL2)

[rattus]

Your difficulty is going to be the difference between the latest official release (2.2r3) and what you want - 2.2r3 doesn't include KDE2.2 or XFree4.1, but both of these are in sid - the unstable, unreleased version.

I don't know if there is anywhere you can buy sid CD's - certainly I couldn't find anywhere when I was looking <g>

FWIW, it _is_ possible to build up a sid system over a 56k dial-up by apt-get - as long as you've got an unlimited connection and plenty of patience.

How do I know? It's what I did at home <g>

[bdl]

1) 'Sid' will never be released, I'm sure you mean 'Woody'.

2) http://www.planetmirror.com/pub/debian-cd/unofficial/woody/

3) I'm sure someone would d/l and burn the image for you if you asked nicely.

[rattus]

Yep, sid will never be released - but that doesn't prevent it from being unreleased.

And there are sid images at planetmirror as well.

[SiCKB0Y]

Why will sid never be released?

:confused:

[scanez]

Originally posted by SiCKB0Y:
<STRONG>Why will sid never be released?

:confused:</STRONG>
Sid is the permanent development version, also called unstable. But in actually there is very very very very little that is unstable about it.

SC

[Craig McPherson]

If you want to purchase CD's, read the list of CD vendors on Debian's site. It tells you which vendors sell development snapshots. The only reason you'd want to do this, though, would be if you had a very unreliable or metered Internet connection.

If you want to download ISOs, that would be stupid. If you have the bandwidth to download ISOs, you have the bandwidth to download just the packages you need with apt. That works just fine on a modem, even, although initial installation of packages can take a few days. :)