i'm not sure about the more strict compiler in 8.2 version.
but supposedly those packages in the cd are very reliable in terms of the installation, and should be able to comply with most systems.
yea you could always use the 8.1 though (that was the last version i used), and the installation was never smoother than that.
even the 8.0 was okay too.

worse the worst, use debian. i know Ace uses it