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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 https://www.debian.org/
Mailing Lists https://lists.debian.org/
User Forums https://forums.debian.net/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://www.debian.org/doc/
Debianizzati (Italian)
Debian Administrator's Handbook
Screenshots https://screenshots.debian.net/DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://www.debian.org/distrib/ftplist
Debian on CDDistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker https://bugs.debian.org/
Related Websites Bits from DebianPlanet DebianDebian WikiDebian AdminDebian BackportsDebian ArgentinaDebian ChinaDebian Czech RepublicDebian Czech RepublicDebian Denmark Debian FranceDebian FranceDebian GermanyDebian ItalyDebian ItalyDebian JapanDebian PolandDebian PolandDebian Russia
Reviews 12.x: alternativalinux (Italian) • DistroWatch
11.x: alternativalinux (Italian) • DistroWatch
10.0: ArstechnicaPro-Linux (German) • DistroWatch
9.0: The RegisterDedoimedoPro-Linux (German) • DistroWatch
8.0: Pro-Linux (German) • DistroWatchHeise (German)
7.0: Pro-Linux (German) • ZDNetDistroWatchBlogspot
6.0: OS NewsPro-Linux (German) • DistroWatcheWEEKHeise Open (German)
5.0: DedoimedoIT ReviewsIt's A Binary WorldAdventures in Open SourceeWEEKLinuxBSDosSourceForge (Japanese) • DeviceGuruDatamationThe RegisterHeise Open (German)
4.0: SymsysLinuxoid (Russian) • Free Software MagazineLinuxsoft (Czech) • Techno Wizah
3.1: Linux DevCenterLinux.com
3.0: Linux.comServerWatchDistroWatch
Where To Donate, Buy, or Try The Linux ShopDonateShells.comWeb-based Debian VM

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-06-10: Distribution Release: Debian 12
 • 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
 • More Debian releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2024-01-31 Security issue in glibc patched
 • 2023-12-20 Debian planning to phase out 32-bit x86 support
 • 2023-12-11 Debian published 12.4 media
 • 2023-12-09 Debian warns of kernel bug which may cause data corruption
 • 2023-10-19 Debian moves forward again with merged /usr
 • 2023-10-09 What makes Debian special
 • 2023-08-17 Debian project turns 30 years old
 • 2023-07-24 Debian supports RISC-V
 • 2023-07-22 Debian publishes version 12.1
 • 2023-06-13 Debian GNU/Hurd project publishes update
 • More Debian headlines...

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  • 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
trixie
12
bookworm
Release Date 2024-02-05 2023-06-11 2023-06-10
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB)      
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, i686, mips64el, ppc64el, s390x amd64, aarch64, armel, armhf, i686, mipsel, mips64el, ppc64el, s390x amd64, aarch64, armel, armhf, i686, 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 12
abiword (3.0.5) 3.0.5 3.0.5 3.0.5
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.2.10 1.2.10 1.2.8
amdgpu (23.0.0) 23.0.0 23.0.0 23.0.0
bash (5.2.21) 5.2.21 5.2.21 5.2.15
bind (9.18.21) 9.19.19 9.19.19 9.18.12
chromium (121.0.6167.139) 121.0.6167.139 120.0.6099.216 113.0.5672.126
cups (2.4.7) 2.4.7 2.4.7 2.4.2
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3 4.4.3 4.4.3
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.47.0 1.47.0
firefox (122.0) 122.0 -- --
freetype (2.13.2) 2.13.2 2.13.2 2.12.1
gcc (13.2.0) 13.2.0 13.2.0 12.2.0
gimp (2.10.36) 2.10.36 2.10.36 2.10.34
glibc (2.39) 2.37 2.37 2.36
gnome-shell (45.3) 44.8 44.8 43.4
gnucash (5.5) 5.5 5.5 4.13
gnumeric (1.12.56) 1.12.56 1.12.56 1.12.55
grub (2.12) 2.12 2.12 2.06
gtk (4.12.5) 3.24.41 3.24.41 3.24.37
httpd (2.4.58) 2.4.58 2.4.58 2.4.57
inkscape (1.3.1) 1.2.2 1.2.2 1.2.2
k3b (23.08.4) 23.08.3 23.08.3 22.12.3
kmod (31) 31 31 30
krita (5.2.2) 5.2.2 5.2.2 5.1.5
LibreOffice (24.2.0) 24.2.0 24.2.0rc2 7.4.5
linux (6.7.3) 6.6.13 6.6.13 6.1.27
lxpanel (0.10.1) 0.10.1 0.10.1 0.10.1
mariadb (11.1.3) 10.11.6 10.11.6 10.11.3
mate-desktop (1.26.2) 1.26.2 1.26.2 1.26.0
mesa (24.0.0) 23.1.3 -- 22.3.6
mysql (8.3.0) 8.0.36 -- --
nautilus (45.2.1) 45.2.1 45.2.1 43.2
NVIDIA (545.29.06) 525.147.05 525.147.05 525.105.17
openbox (3.6.1) 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1
openjdk (21.0.2) 11.0.22 -- --
openssh (9.6p1) 9.6p1 9.6p1 9.2p1
openssl (3.2.1) 3.1.5 3.1.4 3.0.9
perl (5.38.2) 5.38.2 5.38.2 5.36.0
php (8.3.2) 8.2.12 8.2.12 8.2.5
plasma-desktop (5.27.10) 5.27.10 5.27.10 5.27.5
postfix (3.8.5) 3.8.5 3.8.5 3.7.5
postgresql (16.1) 16.1 16.1 15.3
Python (3.12.1) 3.11.6 3.11.6 3.11.2
qt (6.6.1) 5.15.10 5.15.10 5.15.8
samba (4.19.4) 4.19.4 4.19.4 4.17.8
systemd (255.3) 255.3 255.3 252.6
thunderbird (115.7.0) 115.7.0 115.7.0 102.11.0
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.1 9.0
vlc (3.0.20) 3.0.20 3.0.20 3.0.18
wayland (1.22.0) 1.22.0 1.22.0 1.21.0
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.18.1 4.18.1 4.18.1
xorg-server (21.1.11) 21.1.11 21.1.11 21.1.7


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Version: 12
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-01-29
Votes: 19


The best distro to daily once you are ready to "settle down" after hopping and are comfortable-ish with the terminal.

The purists who want the cleanest environment possible to build from without going overboard will find this is a great start without having to learn too much especially if you come from Ubuntu or mint. Fair warning though - its GUI app store app isn't that great and needs a lot of time just to load categories, let alone do proper searches. Terminal is your friend here in a very big way and that's not a bad thing.

It takes some doing, but doing that do does make the do worth it. And the do is really just getting comfortable with the terminal and apt. The benefit is that you get to know your system better and once its all rigged up you can know that you aren't dealing with extra bloat unless you want to and that the core of it all - the kernel - is stable. Getting into the flow doesn't take long.

Added bonus is the ease of which you can install basically every desktop on install. Nice!




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Version: 12
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-01-19
Votes: 53


Among all the distributions I tried, I understood this very well.

Debian is definitely the best distribution on the marke

The best desktop is definitely the lxde desktop.

Debian lxde is the best and smoothest Linux distribution I have ever used.

It is both light, fast and stable to the end.

Wine latest version ( 9.0 ) works perfectly

I can play the Astral Tale mmorpg game without any problems with

blender, makehuman programı mixamo all work.

Even though I tried many times before, I could not use Debian on my laptop.

It always caused problems, especially the nvidia graphics card problem.

but debian 12 lxde is almost perfect.

Since the resource usage is very low, I can play my games on my old computer without freezing or crashing.

Likewise, I can use my programs easily.

Everyone saying Debian packages are too old, lxde is too old.

Don't pay attention to those who say so.

The important thing is that your computer works smoothly

The operating system should not put a burden on the computer

should not exploit the resource

He shouldn't be tiring his computer

It should not wear out in a short time.

It should not break the computer in a short time.

here it is in debian lxde

it does exactly that.


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Version: 12
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-01-17
Votes: 75


I've been using Linux-based systems for 27 years, at workstations and servers, and I've witnessed the evolution of Unix-like operating systems.
For about 8 years I used mainly Debian-based distributions, with or without systemd, due to the generous volume of Deb installation packages ,practical , boring stability, detection and correct storage of hardware settings , speed in execution – including on computers weaker, or / and older.
Servers are no exception, compatibility with Debian stable is amazing, and upgrading to the new version is done on the fly without any problems for service management.
My workstations usually use an custom light XFCE4 and I have not encountered any major software or compatibility issues. Successfully solve the task as a mediabox system, there are no problems with HDMI sound or disconnections for NetworkManager, which can not be said about devices with systemd-less modification, for example MX, Antix or Devuan-a thing to note here for non systemd believers.
The optional installation of the current cores, backports, works smoothly, as does the current use with it.
If the operating system appears memory-consuming or seems to use a longer boot time, it can be easily adjusted by administering services at startup specific systemd.
Calamares-based installation routine is exceptional, you can easily change the types and size of partitions, and installation on UEFI partitions is perfect – here still a white ball against some non systemd distributions based on Debian and well rated, which installation grub UEFI fails miserably or simply is not done – negative example is Devuan with reflecta installer.
The result is a deserved 10 note and a personal opinion not to remove systemd from Debian, to avoid unpleasant surprises.



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