Release Candidates :: DSL-2.2RC1



Quote (roberts @ Feb. 05 2006,01:02)
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Or you can always wait for DSL 2.2RC2

Isn't that what release candidate testing all about?
It is not intended that RC level versions be for daily/regular use.
The purpose of this topic thread is to provide testing/feedback
Instead this topic has tuned into a microcosm of support and ideas and suggestions.

My original post in this topic was to report problems booting with Pendrive in 22RC1 ---  I had no idea it would get so twisted :)
From the response to my earlier post I note that some, if not all users of DSL agree with me that later releases of DSL should focus on real improvements and not just trying out new combinations of applications in the base system. In addition, I think it would really help if the MyDSL repository of softwares is updated to include the latest releases.

I am not a programmer. But I am curious if other DSL users will find worthwhile the suggestion of including more cheat codes that can give them greater control over which specific applications get loaded onto RAM (when using 'toram' of course) when booting. I am not sure if this is at all possible. If not cheat codes, are their other ways to control some of the applications not getting loaded on RAM? If not, it seems to me, that would be a good thing to work on the for later releases.

Thanks again to all those who are really doing the hard work behind this successful distro. We as users can only offer suggestions.
Booting from USB is stil VERY tricky in general (and not only for DSL) so my feeling is that the more testing the better (on as many possible machines / BIOS etc. possible).

However I do not think that on the long term older kernels really need to be used - the latest 2.4.xx is here generally for good reasons ...

But obviously a more usb-friendly minirt.gz (like the one that might have only been on the USB boot floppy) might be a good idea ...

original here.