Debian introduction

Debian It is the only one developed by software workers all over the world through the Internet Linux Distribution version .

Debian About the distribution

Debian ( English pronunciation ：/ˈdɛbiən/) As the earliest and oldest  Linux Distribution version One of , It follows closely from the very beginning GNU Standardize and stick to Unix And the spirit of open source free software . The biggest advantage is extremely stable and fast , At the same time have a strong APT Package management mechanism and rich software source , You can easily install and smoothly upgrade software and systems , Save a lot of compilation installation and version upgrade trouble .

Debian  At present, the system adopts Linux Kernel or FreeBSD kernel .Linux It was originally created by Linus Torvalds establish , Software currently maintained by thousands of programmers around the world .FreeBSD Is an operating system that includes a kernel and other software .

However , Give Way  Debian  Support for other kernels is also under way , The main thing is Hurd.Hurd It's a group in the microkernel （ for example Mach） Running on 、 Daemons that provide various functions .Hurd By GNU Free software designed by the project .

Most of the basic tools in the operating system we created came from GNU engineering ; So we named them GNU/Linux、GNU/kFreeBSD and GNU/Hurd. These tools are also free .

Of course , What people really need is application software , That is, the program that helps them complete their work ： Edit from document , To e-commerce , To game entertainment , To software development .Debian Brought more than 51000 Software package （ In order to easily install on your machine , These packages have been compiled and packaged in a convenient format ）, A package manager （APT）, And other tools that help you manage thousands of software packages on thousands of computers , The process is as simple as installing an application . And these are all free software .

It's kind of like a tower ： At the bottom is the kernel , On top of the kernel are all the basic tools , Then there's all the software you run on your computer . Last , At the top of the tower is Debian — Carefully organize and coordinate everything , So that they can work together harmoniously .

Debian Release version

Debian At least three distributions have been maintained ： Stable version （stable）, The beta （testing） And unstable version （unstable）.

Stable version （stable）

The stable version includes Debian The latest official software package . As Debian The official release of , It is the preferred version we recommend to users . At present Debian The stable version number of is 9, The development code is stretch. The original version was 9, On 2017 year 06 month 17 Japan Release , Its update 9.3 Has been in 2017 year 12 month 09 Japan Release .

The beta （testing）

The beta version contains software packages that have not been included in the stable version for the time being , But they are already in the candidate queue . The biggest benefit of using this version is that it has more versions of newer Software .

Unstable version （unstable）

The unstable version is stored Debian Current development work . Usually , Only developers and those who like to live a thrilling life choose this version . The unstable version code is always called sid.

Release lifecycle

Debian Usually a new stable version will be released at regular intervals according to certain rules . For each stable release , Users can get three years of full support and an additional two years of long-term support .

Extremely stable and fast 、 Easy to maintain Linux

Debian GNU/Linux It can be called Linux Paradigm in , Its stable version (Stable) It's really quite stable , And easy to maintain ( install / upgrade ) At this point ,Debian  It is almost the first choice among many distributions , In addition, the quality of the system is very high , Therefore, it will be adopted on many production servers .

Generally speaking ,Debian  and  CentOS  Are recognized as the most suitable operating system for servers , It is better than  Ubuntu  Much more stable , It can even be said that it is incomparably stable . As long as there are no logical defects in the application level , The system is basically solid , It can work all year round without restart , Scenarios that require stability , It is highly recommended to use  Debian.