The Debian GNU / Linux (Debian short-term) are often not the same in order to attract more attention to the issue of window dressing, such as Ubuntu, even the popular Ubuntu packages, in fact, Debian foundation.

In addition, Debian developers to make use of their time to accept the new technology, a relatively long release cycle compared to most of the Linux family. In fact, it is to take out the last two years with the Debian 5, the latest incarnation of this ancient issue.

Community development and completely free Linux distribution, a major advantage of Debian is that it support a large number of hardware platforms. It can be had from the mill to run Intel / AMD power supply system (including 32 and 64) to the MIPS, PowerPC and Sparc machines. The scale of higher education, and even can be implemented at the same time reduce the S/390 mainframe Debian spectrum can also be used for handheld devices.

All use the same Linux kernel, upgrade to the latest version 2.6.26, this is a little behind the curve compared to some others, but a big step before the implementation of the embodiment and stability. You can also get 2.22 of the Gnome desktop; again, rather than the implementation of the latest, but also to eavesdropping and stability. Similarly, although KDE users might find the latest 4.x offend desktop missing, they have received is a mature, viable solution.

There are several ways to install Debian software. A complete set of CD / DVD images can be downloaded if your time and bandwidth, coupled with the launch of a new real-time version, can run without having to load to your hard disk. The preferred method, but is a relatively small download (153MB) to start the network installation image, lets you choose the installation type and you want the package, including, and then download and install the required code on the Internet.

The time required will depend on what options there are more than 23,000 complete package optional. Fortunately, you are unlikely to need more than a small fraction of these, we test desktop to about 40 minutes of installation, and a server for more than an hour only, the use of ADSL broadband connection. The latest security updates automatically apply to this process, and the SELinux installation, but there is no opening as a standard configuration.

Small changes in the desktop so that Linux users should be available there are several issues to deal with in Debian so that the software and IT is easy, but also for those who are more familiar with Windows. In addition, it can easily be integrated into our Windows network environment, providing instant access to a shared folder on any interoperability issues often encountered with other Linux versions.

Down, you must download and install the plug-in multimedia codecs like, because Debian does not include the issue of proprietary code standards. This is a strange with a browser, rather than the so-called Iceweasel Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Icedove not e-mail client. But there is no need to worry about. You also get a Mozilla application. Just the name was changed to the Debian free request from the original trademark.

Another small disappointment is the inclusion of OpenOffice.org 2.4, rather than the newer version 3.0. However, the upgrade is not difficult, there are many other people in addition to desktop users, as well as support for the electrical and electronic equipment of PC and other Netbooks.

Server can be a lot of users, including the Xen management and Samba v3.2.5. Apache Web server has been upgraded the same (in v2.2.9) used in this release and the recent implementation of the MySQL, PostgreSQL databases and other databases, all of which can be selected and installed in the initial installation process.

We like a great Debian 5. This is not as flashy as Ubuntu has been somewhat out of date and was released before, but not important. It does not spring any surprises and everything to do we need a Linux distribution, coupled with its solid and stable, which is so much more important.