Debian is the master of all Linux distros. Debian project was founded to provide everyone with aim of free and open source software. Later many distros formed out of the Debian project like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.
Despite the many varieties of distros are available in the Internet, Debian still continues to lead the others. Debian is a great start for both beginners and advanced users as well.
Debian provides packages made for virtual communities. The Facebook and Twitter application interfaces are available to programmers,the Pidgin messaging client used a custom plugin for Facebook until the networking site added support for XMPP.Debian 5.0 Lenny was the last release supporting Tencent QQ.Communication with Skype is possible using software in the contrib area.
- Based on :
Linux kernel - Package Manager :
apt - Founded :
1993 - Website : https://www.debian.org/
Debian Long Term Support (LTS) is a project to extend the lifetime of all Debian stable releases to (at least) 5 years. Debian LTS will not be handled by the Debian security team, but by a separate group of volunteers and companies interested in making it a success.
Debian releases do not follow a fixed schedule. Recent releases have been made roughly biennially by the Debian Project.
Debian distribution codenames are based on the names of characters from the Toy Story films. Debian's unstable trunk is named after Sid, a character who regularly destroyed the toys.
| Version | Code Name | Release Date | Support Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bookworm | - | - |
| 11 | Bullseye | - | - |
| 10 | Buster | - | - |
| 9 | Stretch | June 17th 2017 | approx. 2020 (full) / approx. 2022 (LTS) |
| 8 | Jessie | April 25th 2015 | ~June 6th 2018 (full) / ~June 6th 2020 (LTS) |
| 7 | Wheezy | May 4th 2013 | April 26th 2016 (full) / May 2018 (LTS) |
| 6.0 | Squeeze | February 6th 2011 | May 31st 2014 (full) / February 29th 2016 (LTS) |
| 5.0 | Lenny | February 14th 2009 | February 6th 2012 |
| 4.0 | Etch | Apr 8th 2007 | February 15th 2010 |
| 3.1 | Sarge | June 6th 2005 | March 31st 2008 |
| 3.0 | Woody | July 19th 2002 | June 30th 2006 |
| 2.2 | Potato | August 15th 2000 | June 30th 2003 |
| 2.1 | Slink | March 9th 1999 | September 30th 2000 (full) / October 30th 2000 (limited) |
| 2.0 | Hamm | July 24th 1998 | - |
| 1.3 | Bo | July 2nd 1997 | - |
| 1.2 | Rex | December 12th 1996 | - |
| 1.1 | Buzz | June 17th 1996 | - |
More on History of Debian releases.
Hardware requirements are at least those of the kernel and the GNU toolsets. Debian's recommended system requirements depend on the level of installation, which corresponds to increased numbers of installed components:
Type | Minimum RAM size | Recommended RAM size | Minimum processor clock speed (IA-32) | Hard drive capacity Non desktop | 128 MB | 512 MB | | 2 GB Desktop | 256 MB | 1 GB | 1 GHz | 10 GB
The real minimum memory requirements depend on the architecture and may be much less than the numbers listed in this table. It is possible to install Debian with 60 MB of RAM for x86-64, the installer will run in low memory mode and it is recommended to create a swap partition.The installer for z/Architecture requires about 20 MB of RAM, but relies on network hardware.Similarly, disk space requirements, which depend on the packages to be installed, can be reduced by manually selecting the packages needed.As of August 2014, no Pure Blend exists that would lower the hardware requirements easily.
It is possible to run graphical user interfaces on older or low-end systems, but the installation of window managers instead of desktop environments is recommended, as desktop environments are more resource-intensive. Requirements for individual software vary widely and must be considered, with those of the base operating environment.
- Cinnamon [Torrent Link]
- Gnome [Torrent Link]
- KDE [Torrent Link]
- LXDE [Torrent Link]
- MATE [Torrent Link]
- XFCE [Torrent Link]
If the link is not working use the URL given below.
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/bt-hybrid/
- Cinnamon [Torrent Link]
- Gnome [Torrent Link]
- KDE [Torrent Link]
- LXDE [Torrent Link]
- MATE [Torrent Link]
- XFCE [Torrent Link]
If the link is not working use the URL given below.
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/i386/bt-hybrid/
Small installation image can be downloaded quickly and be recorded onto a removable disk. This will have lesser preinstalled packages than ordinary image files given above.
Debian also provides unstable and testing versions..
Installation guide : https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual
Debian had became my favorite distro after trying out elementary os. Made my transition from Windows to Debian, while it was with Strech couldn't ask for anything better to do it.
- Abhijith Sheheer, 2018/10/18
Debian is one of the oldest and most famous Linux distributions of all time.But it has a strict policy on software packages. It only ships free software by default. It doesn’t even ship non-free firmware and drivers.But it has a good security system.
-Reon James,2018/10/27