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Debian is a [GNU]/[Linux] distribution. The name comes from the founder of the project, Ian Murdock, and his wife, Debra. Hence "Deb" and "Ian".
-If you use Debian, you tend to love Debian. Why?
+If you use [
Debian]
, you tend to love [
Debian]
. Why?
-;
__Non-commercial__ : It's not controlled by a corporate entity.
-;
__[APT]__ : To install anything you just type __
apt-get install [[
package]__
and you're away. Dependencies are all 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
-;
__Incredibly easy to maintain__ : __
apt-get upgrade__
every night and you'll be running the latest versions of everything.
-;
__Very true to Linux__ : some
purists dont like RedHat's directory structures.
+__Non-commercial__ :
+
It's not controlled by a corporate entity.
+__[APT]__ :
+
To install anything you just type <tt>
apt-get install ''
package''</tt>
and you're away. Dependencies are all 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
+__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.
-There are some reasons not to like Debian, the most obvious of which is that packages have to be uploaded into the repository before you can get them. You can always install things from source, or use other peoples' ''experimental'' .deb sources just by changing your AptSourcesList. See NewZealandLinuxMirrors for places in NewZealand to get .debs
/isos
.
+There are some reasons not to like [
Debian]
, the most obvious of which is that packages have to be uploaded into the repository before you can get them. You can always install things from source, or use other peoples' ''experimental'' .deb sources just by changing your AptSourcesList. See NewZealandLinuxMirrors for places in NewZealand to get [Deb]s
/[ISO]s
.
-The Debian PackageManagement format is .
[Deb]. See DebianPackaging on how to create these, or DebianPackageTools for how to use dpkg/apt
/other programs that installer
.deb packages.
+The [
Debian]
PackageManagement format is [Deb]. See DebianPackaging on how to create these, or DebianPackageTools for how to use dpkg(8)
/[APT]
/other programs that install
.deb packages.
-debian.org have an [online FAQ|http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/]; we have a local DebianFaq as well as some handy DebianNotes.
+debian.org have an [online FAQ | http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/]; we have a local DebianFaq as well as some handy DebianNotes.
Read about the different FlavoursOfDebian.
-For people who want to install debian
, but are scared off by stories about debian's installer, there's [The Very Verbose Debian 3.0 Installation Walkthrough|http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=2016].
+For people who want to install [Debian]
, but are scared off by stories about debian's installer, there's [The Very Verbose Debian 3.0 Installation Walkthrough | http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=2016].
+
+See also:
+* DebianInstallerNotes
+* [ Debian Wiki | http://wiki.debian.net]
-See also DebianInstallerNotes.
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