VirtualBox 2.6.26 Kernel Support

With Debian Lenny you can update to the 2.6.26 kernel, but in VirtualBox support for this version is not ready. A kernel panic will not allow the system to boot into a stable state, therefore for the time being users must retain use of 2.6.24. One major drawback is that there are no headers for the 2.6.24 kernel in Lenny. This forces VirtualBox users to wait to install guest additions, thus slightly decreasing stability because of the timing benifits associated with the VirtualBox kernel modules.

Overall because of this it is most likely best to still use Etch until Lenny progresses a bit further, specifically including some needed kernel headers or VirtualBox provides an update for better support of the 2.6.26 kernel.

Debian Lenny to Replace Etch

Debian Lenny will be the name of the next Stable Debian release. It has been over one year since the release of Debian Etch, and consistent with their release schedule, it should be a fare amount of time until Lenny debuts. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as Debian systems are overwhelmingly more stable than all of the Linux distributions based on Debian. Because of this I prefer to use Debian as my OS, and will happily wait as long as it takes to for the next major release by the Debian developers.

While I do indeed tinker with Ubuntu, I primarily use Debian for my server environments, while I also sometimes use Ubuntu for my graphical Desktop environments. I usually use one operating system over the other in an effort to maintain uptime, and system stability. Nobody wants there system glitchy or having to be rebooted every now and then

http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/