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Debian is a free, open source operating system composed of entirely free software. Debian is the basis of many of the current Operating System's, such as Ubuntu. Debian has over 26,000 software packages available for download and the operating system itself can be configured in many different combinations.
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Fast Facts
- Latest stable release: 5.0 Lenny http://www.debian.org/
- Next release's name: Squeeze http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/
- Many ports of the operating system so it can run on different architectures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian#Arch...
- A 1.0 release was never released http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian#Rele...
- Mozilla software is rebranded to remove non-free artwork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian#Mozi...
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History
Debian was first released in 1993 by Ian Murdock while at Purdue University. Murdock wanted the software to be completely free and open so other users could edit and modify his code to improve the operating system, unlike other operating systems at the time. Debian grew very slowly from 1993-1994, but in early 1995, it started to get ported out to other operating systems. -
Features
Because Debian is the basis for many of other Linux operating systems, it is relatively similar to others. The package management feature allows users to update the installation easily, rather than having to reformat or do some other complicated configuration. All of the features of the Debian operating system are developed by volunteers. -
Recommended Requirements
- 1GHz processor
- 512MB of RAM
- 5GB hard drive
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@kurt_th @imarmolejo @chokas cuentenme más sobre mandriva y debian. estoy interesado.
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Beware the Debian Swirl!! The Debian Swirl will make your computer run right!! http://www.debian.org
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Just helped a coworker diagnose a problem with ColdFusion 8 on IIS 6. I feel dirty. I need to go set up PHP on a Debian box to atone.
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View All Debian Questions (7) | Ask a Questiondo all Ubuntu .deb packages work on Debian as well? (2 Answers)No. Some ubuntu packages will have dependencies set that can not be met with debian repositories. That being said, you *could* add the repositories needed and grab the packages needed, ... read moreWhat's the easiest method to backup my webserver onto a standby machine? It's running on Debian. (2 Answers)Every time you deploy your master webserver, just have a script rsync your changes to your failover server, or copy all of your changes to yoru fialover server. Because your ... read moreCan someone recommend a good (+free) VM for windows that will run debian? Windows Virtual Machine not up to the task. (3 Answers)Sun xVM VirtualBox xVM VirtualBox has the clear advantage of being the only free personal/SMB virtualization product that runs on all the major computing platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac, and ... read more
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