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Debian

Debian (/ˈdɛbiən/) is a free, general-purpose operating system developed by the Debian Project, a worldwide volunteer association founded by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993. It is the second-oldest Linux distribution still being developed (only Slackware is older) and forms the base of many others.

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Available in
77 languages
Default user interface
GNOME[a]
Developer
Debian Project
Initial release
16 August 1993; 33 years ago (1993-08-16)
Instruction sets
amd64 · arm64 · armel · armhf · ppc64el
Kernel type
Monolithic (Linux)

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Debian

Nodes311
Edges310
Triples365
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006431
Components1

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Debian

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related to Maturity and controversies (2005–2015) · 29
Debian → Additional, Because Debian, Branden Robinson, Debian-Installer, DFSG, Etch, Firefox, Iceape, Icedove, Iceweasel, In, Internet, It, June, LVM, Mozilla, Mozilla Corporation, Mozilla's, Of, OpenOffice
related to Further reading · 19
Debian → Aesthetics, Coding Freedom, Coleman, Concepts, Freexian, Gabriella, Hacking, Hertzog, ISBN, Krafft, Martin, No Starch Press, Princeton University Press, Raphaël, Retrieved June, Techniques, The Debian Administrator's Handbook, The Debian System, The Ethics
related to Institutional users · 19
Debian → Andalusia, Debian-based, Extremadura, French Gendarmerie, Guadalinex, In, International Space Station, It, LiMux, Linux, Munich, NGOs, Norwegian, Schools, Skolelinux/Debian Edu, Spain, There, Ubuntu-derived GendBuntu, Wikimedia Foundation
related to Derivatives · 17
Debian → Among, As, Canonical, Debian Stable, Debian's, Devuan, DistroWatch, Edition, Edward Snowden, Knoppix, Linux, LMDE, Tails, The Debian, The Linux Mint Debian, Tor Project, Ubuntu
related to Graphical user interfaces · 17
Debian → Compiz, Debian Popularity Contest, Fluxbox, GNOME, KDE Plasma, Lumina, LXDE, LXQt, Many, MATE, Notion, Openbox, Other, Standalone X11, Sway, Wayland, Xfce
related to Branches · 16
Debian → Additionally, CDs, DVDs, ISO, It, Packages, Sid, Stable, Stable's, Testing, Testing's, The, This, Three, Unstable, USB
related to history · 16
Debian → Bruce Perens, DFSG, In March, Linux, Microsoft Store, Mozilla Corporation's, Pixar, Sid, Starting, Stretch, The, This, Toy Story, Windows, Windows Subsystem, WSL
related to Founding (1993–1999) · 15
Debian → August, Debian Linux Manifesto, Deborah Lynn, GNU, Ian Murdock, January, Linux, Murdock, Murdock's, Pixar, September, Similar, Softlanding Linux System, The, These
related to Consolidation (2000–2004) · 13
Debian → Bordeaux, Debian Conference, Debian GNU/Hurd, Debian's, Discussion, France, In, July, On December, The, This, Under, Woody
related to Features · 13
Debian → AI, Beyond, Docker, Firefox, GIMP, Google Cloud's, It, LAMP, LibreOffice, Okular, Thunderbird, VLC, VMs

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release project software packages developers linux package system gnu support version stable first free testing security distribution new used also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DebianAvailable in77 languages1.00infobox
DebianDefault user interfaceGNOME[a]1.00infobox
DebianDeveloperDebian Project1.00infobox
DebianInitial release16 August 1993; 33 years ago (1993-08-16)1.00infobox
DebianInstruction setsamd641.00infobox
DebianInstruction setsarm641.00infobox
DebianInstruction setsarmel1.00infobox
DebianInstruction setsarmhf1.00infobox
DebianInstruction setsppc64el1.00infobox
DebianInstruction setsriscv641.00infobox
DebianInstruction setss390x1.00infobox
DebianKernel typeMonolithic (Linux)1.00infobox
DebianLatest preview14 "Forky"1.00infobox
DebianLatest release13.6 "Trixie" / 11 July 20261.00infobox
DebianLicenseFree licenses compliant with DFSG1.00infobox
DebianMarketing targetGeneral-purpose1.00infobox
DebianOfficial websitedebian.org1.00infobox
DebianOS familyUnix-like1.00infobox
DebianPackage managerdpkg1.00infobox
DebianRepositorydeb.debian.org1.00infobox
DebianSource modelFree1.00infobox
DebianTaglineThe Universal Operating System1.00infobox
DebianUpdate methodAPT1.00infobox
DebianUserlandGNU Core Utilities1.00infobox
DebianWorking stateCurrent1.00infobox
Debianis apopular choice for servers0.90text

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