XFCE 4.4 and Debian Etch?

[Benedikt Meurer]

Niki Kovacs wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've just installed Debian Etch on a handful of machines in our "salle
> multimédia" (Montpezat, South France). I thought Etch would ship XFCE 4.4, but
> as far as I reckon, there's been a freeze, which means we have a somewhat
> bizarre mix of 4.4RC1 and 4.4RC2. Nghhhh!
> 
> Anybody knows about a way to circumvent this? There have been some sensible
> translation efforts made between the two release candidates, and it's sad they
> aren't officially available.
> 
> Jesus... the next stable is not out yet, and I'm already considering backports.
> Chat échaudé craint la charrue avant la peau de l'ours (this is for the french
> public).

Even if some Debians might be pissed, but we why don't you use Xubuntu
instead? It has up2date Xfce and most if not all packages Debian provides.

> Cheers,
> Niki Kovacs

Benedikt