ajdlinux wrote:The reason for that is:
1) The CDs AFAIK all read unstable, because if you look in the dists directory on the CD you will see that stable, testing and unstable are all symlinked to sarge.
Yes, I was aware of the symbolic links. That doesn't really explain it, though. I doubt that there really is a good explanation, other than sloppiness.
2) The docs error is known. Just accept it, it won't change anything.
It may not change anything, but it could confuse new users who may not be able to immediately recognize that it is a mistake.
As for the entries for my DVDs, would there be a problem if I corrected them by changing "unstable" to "stable" or "sarge"? And wouldn't having "unstable" there cause a problem with apt? For example, suppose I have this line in apt.conf:
APT::Default-Release "stable";
Wouldn't apt ignore or refuse to use the packages on the CDs/DVDs because the info in sources.list indicates that the packages are for Debian unstable? BTW, if this seems like a "stupid" question, keep in mind that I installed Debian for the first time only a few days ago.
Phil