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Newer page: version 15 Last edited on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 2:20:30 pm by IanMcDonald
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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.