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Debian Overview

What is Debian?

Debian is an operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run , at the core of an operating system is the kernel.

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Debian is an operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run , at the core of an operating system is the kernel.


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The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system that we have created is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short. Debian is produced by more than a thousand active developers spread around the world who volunteer in their spare time.


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4.0 out of 5
"One of the best OS out there for software development"
I love the way is bulit. I really like the tones of options/customization that i can do, to make it closer to my needs.
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"A Stable Operating systems for all use cases"
Its a stable and relaible one making it excellent choice for both development and security purposes. I love the strong community support from all o...
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What do you like best about Debian?

Very stable OS with a huge amount of packaged software. Supported for security issues up to 10 years (LTS + ELTS). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Debian?

Being a community OS it is not backed by a company which can provide official support. In that cases one may want to used Red Hat or other commercial offerings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Debian solving and how is that benefiting you?

Debian is my choiche OS for most of our usecases. It provide a stable Linux OS, to be used for a wide range of services, from network firewall to web servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Debian?

Excellent, performant, and secure Operating System Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Debian?

something goes wrong sometimes but it's really one in 100 cases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Debian solving and how is that benefiting you?

solves many problems of web applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Debian?

I used the Raspberry Pi device, in which I have used Debian and I felt it is the best to have and work on it. UI is a good and less loaded one. easy to manipulate & work on it with complete functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Debian?

UI needs much more improvement, as when we look for a smart mirror kind of project, we would expect to have a little customisable UI for this OS so that it would be looking good. Other platform has moving ahead of Debian with respect to the UI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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As far I used, If you are going for an internet of things project, need any OS for your microsystem?, then Go for Debian. 👍 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Debian solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have solved my Python script execution very fast and compatible with Raspbian. Easy to set up and install on the machine is a great plus point. the way it helps me to get connected to GPIO pins & links to my python script is remarkable, which made me get more involved in the field. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Debian?

Tenure is one of Debian's key benefits. It is one of the most renowned and established Linux distributions freely available to the general public and was released more than 20 years ago. Both developers and users can benefit more specifically from this reality.

Because it supports a wide range of architecture, it may be used with both old and modern processors and computer systems. For instance, outdated personal computers that cannot run the most recent Windows versions can be upgraded to Debian.

Additionally, Debian distributes free software. More than 57200 software items are available for free download. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Debian?

According to several detractors, one of Debian's most significant drawbacks is that it is conservative and slow to implement new features already present in other Linux variants and commercial operating systems.

Debian's problem is that it actively excludes non-free software from its official system while retaining a repository of non-free software housed on its primary servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Debian solving and how is that benefiting you?

Utilising a free operating system can give businesses financial and competitive advantages. Government agencies, nonprofit organisations, and commercial or for-profit companies worldwide, including banks and software firms, have utilised it.

This Linux Distribution is also excellent for hosting servers due to its software selection and accessibility to the open-source community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Debian?

It's packeges and online repository is easily available for user, it's very simple and user friendly for RHCE and Linux administrator. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Debian?

I'm facing some installation about web panels. For custom DNS configuration and automation tool like Ansible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Debian solving and how is that benefiting you?

Currently, Should be improved online and Local repository add more packages According to Admin categories. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Debian?

Debian is a free and open source operating system that's is highly respected in the software development community.

Dabian have Advanced packageing tool APT is a power full package management system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Debian?

debian rigorous testing process and stable release cycle some software package may be older or not as upto date as those found on other operating system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Debian solving and how is that benefiting you?

Createing own python, node, php , Apache nodered server or mqtt server,

Or also resolved my data storage problem I have multiple small iot device so all data store on my debian server Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Debian?

Rock Solid Stability, makes it perfect for high priority processing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Debian?

It can be a little out of date due to the way devloping cycles work for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Debian solving and how is that benefiting you?

Stability and availability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Debian?

The apt package manager makes installing software easy. Security patches are always quickly released. It is a stable operating system. Has a big community following and a lot of online documentation. Ubuntu spawns from it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Debian?

If coming from a strong RedHat / CentOS background, several file locations and commands are different. Sometimes one will find an Install Guide of a particular software for Ubuntu and it can be slightly different on Debian even though Ubuntu is spawned from Debian. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Debian solving and how is that benefiting you?

Debian is used in our organization as a DevOps development server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Debian?

I like the ease of use and installation. It's also an operating system with a great package and software management workflow. Debian is extremely flexible, being usable for personal and professional use, and requires little customization to make everything work. It perfectly balances "out of the box" usability and the ability to tweak every feature in the OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Debian?

Sometimes I believe that Debian is too heavy on resources. I can understand this because of the vast array of features and preinstalled software, but it does become an obstacle when you need to run simultaneous processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Debian solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have a stable operating system that is standard to my whole team, with a vast array of features they need. It also helps my team in terms of compatibility, since we have the same operating system which lowers maintenance cost and times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Debian?

Very user friendly operating system and feels secure. It's not bulky or difficult for the operator.It is predictable and reliable, well supported across multiple applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Debian?

The bug recognition/scanning tracker is not user friendly and very difficult to work with. TO the extent that it is rendered useless when you'd rather choose to not use it at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Debian solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy to use in segmentation while using multiple applications. Can be used without taking down others. We utilizae it's resource management as a major benefit as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.