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| Newer page: | version 15 | Last edited on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 2:20:30 pm | by IanMcDonald | Revert |
| Older page: | version 14 | Last edited on Monday, May 15, 2006 11:46:18 am | by CraigBox | Revert |
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It's not controlled by a corporate entity.
__Huge package archive__ :
Debian packages over 11,000 pieces of software. You can install almost anything by just typing <tt>apt-get install ''package''</tt>, with package dependencies handled for you. No more rabbiting around the internet for an [RPM] that might do what you want it to do!
__Runs on ''lots'' of platforms__ :
- i386, Motorola 68k, Alpha, Sparc, PowerPC, ARM, MIPS, HP PA-RISC, IA64 (Itanium) and S390. AMD64 coming soon!
+ i386, AMD64
, Motorola 68k, Alpha, Sparc, PowerPC, ARM, MIPS, HP PA-RISC, IA64 (Itanium) and S390.
__Incredibly easy to maintain__ :
<tt>apt-get upgrade</tt> every night and you'll be running the latest versions of everything.
__Very true to Linux__ :
Some purists dont like RedHat's directory structures. It's also pragmatic __and__ ideological; what you know as Debian today is Debian GNU/Linux, and they are also looking at Debian GNU/HURD.
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Read about the different FlavoursOfDebian.
!Packaging in Debian
-The Debian PackageManagement format is [.deb|Deb]. See DebianPackaging on how to create these, or DebianPackageTools for how to use dpkg(8)/[APT]/other programs that install .deb packages.
+The Debian PackageManagement format is [.deb|Deb]. See DebianPackaging on how to create these, or DebianPackageTools for how to use [
dpkg(8)]
/[APT]/other programs that install .deb packages.
!Acquiring Debian
See NewZealandLinuxMirrors for places in NewZealand to get [Deb]s/[ISO]s.
