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The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian. Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel. Linux is a completely free piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. Of course, the thing that people want is application software: programs to help them get what they want to do done, from editing documents to running a business to playing games to writing more software. Debian comes with over 50,000 packages (precompiled software that is bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine) - all of it free. It's a bit like a tower. At the base is the kernel. On top of that are all the basic tools. Next is all the software that you run on the computer. At the top of the tower is Debian -- carefully organizing and fitting everything so it all works together.



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Debian Summary
Distribution Debian (formerly Debian GNU/Linux)
Home Page http://www.debian.org/
Mailing Lists http://lists.debian.org/
User Forums http://forums.debian.net/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation http://www.debian.org/doc/
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Debian Administrator's Handbook
Screenshots http://screenshots.debian.net/DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors http://www.debian.org/distrib/ftplist
Debian on CDDistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker http://bugs.debian.org/
Related Websites Debian-AdministrationBits from DebianPlanet DebianAbout DebianDebian WikiDebian AdminDebian BackportsDebuntuDebian ArgentinaDebian BrazilDebian ChinaDebian Czech RepublicDebian Czech RepublicDebian Denmark Debian FranceDebian FranceDebian GermanyDebian ItalyDebian ItalyDebian JapanDebian PolandDebian PolandDebian PortugalDebian RomaniaDebian Russia
Reviews 11.x: DistroWatch
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6.0: OS NewsPro-Linux (German) • DistroWatcheWEEKHeise Open (German)
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4.0: SymsysLinuxoid (Russian) • Free Software MagazineLinuxsoft (Czech) • Techno Wizah
3.1: Linux DevCenterLinux.com
3.0: Linux.comServerWatchDistroWatch
Where To Buy or Try Shells.com

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2021-08-14: Distribution Release: Debian 11
 • 2019-07-07: Distribution Release: Debian 10
 • 2017-06-18: Distribution Release: Debian 9
 • 2015-04-26: Distribution Release: Debian GNU/Linux 8.0
 • 2013-05-05: Distribution Release: Debian GNU/Linux 7.0
 • 2011-02-06: Distribution Release: Debian GNU/Linux 6.0
 • 2009-02-15: Distribution Release: Debian GNU/Linux 5.0
 • 2009-02-01: Development Release: Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 RC2
 • 2008-11-13: Development Release: Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 RC1
 • 2008-10-24: Distribution Release: Debian GNU/Linux 4.0r5
 • 2008-08-27: Development Release: Debian Live 5.0 Beta 1
 • 2008-07-27: Distribution Release: Debian GNU/Linux 4.0r4
 • More Debian releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2022-04-19 McIntyre suggest fives ways to deal with non-free firmware
 • 2022-04-03 Debian launches vote for Project Leader
 • 2022-03-26 Debian publishes updated media - 10.12 and 11.3
 • 2022-03-14 Debian plans freeze for version 12
 • 2022-02-22 Installing Debian on M1-powered Apple computers
 • 2021-12-18 Debian updates Bullseye with 11.2
 • 2021-11-24 Debian adjusts APT to make it safer
 • 2021-10-25 Debian puts out call to work on CPU ports
 • 2021-10-09 Debian refreshes media for versions 10 and 11
 • 2021-08-14 Debian publishes Hurd 2021 media
 • More Debian headlines...

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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
Feature unstable
sid
testing
bookworm
11
bullseye
Release Date 2022-05-21 2022-05-21 2021-08-14
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB)     300-3700
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop GNOME GNOME GNOME
Package Management DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Rolling Semi Fixed
Office Suite Calligra, GOffice, LibreOffice Calligra, GOffice, LibreOffice Calligra, GOffice, LibreOffice
Processor Architecture amd64, aarch64, armel, armhf, i386, mips, mipsel, mips64el, ppc64el, s390x amd64, aarch64, armel, armhf, i386, mips, mipsel, mips64el, ppc64el, s390x amd64, aarch64, armel, armhf, i386, mips, mipsel, mips64el, ppc64el, s390x
Init Software systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support Yes Yes Yes
Full Package List unstable testing 11
abiword (3.0.5) 3.0.5 3.0.5 3.0.4
alsa-lib (1.2.6.1) 1.2.6.1 1.2.6.1 1.2.4
amdgpu (22.10.3) -- -- --
bash (5.1.16) 5.1 5.1 5.1
bind (9.18.3) 9.18.3 9.18.1 9.16.15
chromium (101.0.4951.64) 101.0.4951.64 101.0.4951.64 90.0.4430.212
cups (2.4.1) 2.4.1op1 2.4.1op1 2.3.3
dhcp (4.4.3) 4.4.3 4.4.2 4.4.1
e2fsprogs (1.46.5) 1.46.5 1.46.5 1.46.2
firefox (100.0.2) 100.0 -- 78.12.0
freetype (2.12.1) 2.12.1 2.12.0 2.10.4
gcc (12.1.0) 11.2.0 11.2.0 10.2.1
gimp (2.10.30) 2.10.30 2.10.30 2.10.22
glibc (2.35) 2.33 2.33 2.31
gnome-shell (42.1) 42.1 42.1 3.38.4
gnucash (4.10) 4.10 4.10 4.4
gnumeric (1.12.52) 1.12.52 1.12.52 1.12.48
grub (2.06) 2.06 2.04 2.04
gtk (4.6.4) 3.24.33 3.24.33 3.24.24
httpd (2.4.53) 2.4.53 2.4.53 2.4.48
inkscape (1.2) 1.1.2 1.1.2 1.0.2
k3b (22.04.1) 21.12.3 21.12.3 20.12.2
kmod (29) 29 29 28
krita (5.0.6) 5.0.6 5.0.6 4.4.2
libreoffice (7.3.3) 7.3.4rc1 7.3.3rc2 7.0.4
linux (5.17.9) 5.17.6 5.17.3 5.10.46
lxpanel (0.10.1) 0.10.1 0.10.1 0.10.1
mariadb (10.8.3) 10.6.7 10.6.7 10.5.11
mate-desktop (1.26.0) 1.26.0 1.26.0 1.24.1
mesa (22.1.0) 22.0.3 21.3.8 20.3.5
mysql (8.0.29) 8.0.29 -- --
nautilus (42.1.1) 42.1.1 42.1.1 3.38.2
NVIDIA (510.73.05) 470.103.01 470.103.01 460.91.03
openbox (3.6.1) 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1
openjdk (18.0.1) 11.0.15 11.0.14.1 11.0.12
openssh (9.0p1) 9.0p1 9.0p1 8.4p1
openssl (3.0.3) 3.0.3 1.1.1o 1.1.1k
perl (5.34.1) 5.34.0 5.34.0 5.32.1
php (8.1.6) 8.1.5 8.1.5 7.4.21
plasma-desktop (5.24.5) 5.24.5 5.24.5 5.20.5
postfix (3.7.2) 3.6.4 3.6.4 3.5.6
postgresql (14.3) 14.3 14.3 13.3
Python (3.10.4) 3.10.4 3.10.4 3.9.2
qt (6.3.0) 5.15.2 5.15.2 5.15.2
samba (4.16.1) 4.16.1 4.16.1 4.13.5
systemd (250.5) 250.4 250.4 247.3
thunderbird (91.9.1) 91.9.0 91.8.1 78.12.0
vim (8.2) 8.2 8.2 8.2
vlc (3.0.17.4) 3.0.17.4 3.0.17.4 3.0.16
xfdesktop (4.16.0) 4.16.0 4.16.0 4.16
xorg-server (21.1.3) 21.1.3 21.1.3 1.20.11

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Version: 11
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-05-13
Votes: 30


HP Pavilion g6: 4+4 Gig Ram, i3, 1366x768
Debian free 11.3 Xfce x64, live installation
As a newbie but an old Windows average user, voila my experience:
1) Wifi is here and i can connect with it, but a boot msg say: ... missing ... rtl8192ce.cfg ...
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
2) I saw missing ..i915 ... firmware..
Ok.
After reboot:
I installed: ufw and gufw, apparmor-profiles, apparmor-utils, firejail
Than:
sudo ufw enable
sudo systemctl enable ufw
And i installed:
software-properties-gtk
and i checked contrib and nonfree
Than installed:
firmware-realtek, firmware-misc-nonfree, intel-microcode
3) in boot i saw: ...NetworkManager-wait-online ... So, this, resolved the problem:
sudo systemctl disable NetworkManager-wait-online.service
4) in boot i saw: ...failed to start raise network...So, this, resolved the problem:
In THE /etc/network/interfaces FILE; i commented; (put a #) in front of: source /etc/network/interfaces.d/ ;
# source /etc/network/interfaces.d/
N.B. With Synaptic i removed a lot of no-needed -(for me)- stuffs .. like no needed fonts etc... and installed or remplaced what i want, and i do this:
sudo aa-status
sudo aa-enforce /etc/apparmor.d/*
sudo aa-status
After few easy tweeks in parameters (once), and after reboot and before doing anythings; 344 Mo Ram of / 7754 Mo Ram
A very easy, stable and rock solid Operating System.


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Version: 11
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-05-10
Votes: 2


I am not a programmer. And for me, after a learning period, i think it's an easy to use distribution.
THANKS a lot !!!!!!!!!!
the only problem was the installation of non-free firmwares. finding the good package to download is really a nightmare for a noob like me. searching the good package was the most difficult Beside, install of non-free iwlwfi was a bit confucious. But now, i like my Debian. With Debian, all Windows universe is away from me. Yeahhhhhhh !!! If you want more freedom with softwares : take your hands and go to the keyboard.


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Version: 11
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-05-09
Votes: 11


Debian has long had the reputation of being a "server OS" due to its 2-year feature cycle and its stability. Now, with the established package managers such as Flatpak/Snap/etc. and even AppImage, having up to date software when needed is not of concern anymore. And as such, it has been my daily driver on a laptop since 2018 due to its stability of the underlying system and access to newer software per flatpak.

And its true: Software, that I need to be up to date is either installed by the aforementioned distribution systems or compiled into a local home folder. Should any problems arise, a quick search online often solves the problem for anybody who knows a bit about Linux and terminals.

One thing to note may be the additional configuration of drivers that are closed source or do not have an adequate package alternative in the apt-package system. I haven't had any issues and I would guess that problems are rather rare.


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