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First announced in 1993, the Debian name was created by combining the first names of its creator, Ian Murdock with his girlfriend at
the time - Debra Lynn.
Since the release of version 1.1 in 1996, Debian has remained committed to the pursuit of free and open-source software, enabling it
to become one of the most popular linux distributions in the world.
Unparalleled Reliability
Massive Software Repository
Popular LAMP
Stack OS
Cloud Hosting Compatibility
Open Source
Debian development is focused on continual improvement and rapid bug fixes. Support is easily obtained through popular mailing lists and website forums. With over a thousand volunteers, Debian has the largest open-source community for any software project.
Arguably the best and easiest to use packaging system for Linux, which has more than 50,000 applications available for free.
With support for a wide range of hardware and CPU architectures, you will be hard-pressed to find a device that won’t run Debian.
Servers running on Debian can often run for years without needing a reboot or experiencing a kernel panic, something which is unheard of for users with experience on other platforms.
Debian is a distribution designed for administrators and developers. Many novice users may feel overwhelmed by Debian as it lacks a GUI interface for many key features.
Like other Linux distributions, Debian is not supported by Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite and other Windows & Mac only software.
Debian is strictly open-source and support for popular media formats such as Flash, audio & video needs to be installed as additional steps.
Due to Debian’s open-source philosophy, it is often necessary to source & install hardware drivers for Debian after installation such as for wi-fi cards, graphics cards and peripherals.
Debian is a free and open-source operating system with no costs association with installation or updates.
We offer the latest stable version of Debian. You also have the opportunity to install a specific version of Debian using our IPMI interface.
The Debian security team only supports one stable release of Debian at any given moment. After the release of a new stable version, security updates are provided for the previous version for another year or so.
In general, Debian releases a new major version approximately every 2 years, which gives users about 1 year to upgrade to the next one, and has a total lifetime of about 3 years until when security updates are no longer provided.
Debian is not designed as a desktop operating system.
- Web, database, email or DNS server
- Open-source desktop enthusiasts
- Embedded OS on hardware devices
- Research & data sciences
- Penetration testing & advanced security applications
- Home or office user who requires full interoperability with MS Office or other closed-source software
- Enterprise applications where commercial support is required, here Red Hat or Ubuntu might be a better choice
- Web or Internet servers where Windows software or IIS is required
- Less technical users where the expectation is for software to work out the box
- Applications where very long term security updates are needed for the specific release (more than 3 years) or where regulatory certification is required
Debian has spawned dozens of derivative distributions such as Ubuntu, Kali Linux, Tails, Raspbian, Knoppix & others - many of which use Debian’s package manager and support .deb files for software installation and dependency management.
Debian is not designed as a gaming operating system.
Our hosting experts are available 24x7 to help you build the perfect Debian dedicated server for your needs and budget.
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