About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 71. Chapters: X86-64 Linux distributions, Debian, Slackware, Mandriva Linux, Sorcerer, Gentoo Linux, MenuetOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenSUSE, Kubuntu, CentOS, Aptosid, Mac OS X Lion, Arch Linux, Sabayon Linux, SmoothWall, ALT Linux, Kanotix, Finnix, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, Russian Fedora Remix, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Bharat Operating System Solutions, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Ututo, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Frugalware Linux, Red Flag Linux, MEPIS, EnGarde Secure Linux, Foresight Linux, Funtoo, Scientific Linux, Hanthana, 64 Studio, Calculate Linux, Kororaa, Fuduntu, Vine Linux, Turbolinux, Fermi Linux, Caixa M gica, ALinux, Lunar Linux, GnuLinEx, GeeXboX, Oracle Linux, VidaLinux, Asianux, Slamd64, CAOS Linux, White Box Enterprise Linux, Parsix, Miracle Linux, Mayur Linux, Annvix. Excerpt: Debian () is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software under primarily the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential Linux distribution. It is distributed with access to repositories containing thousands of software packages ready for installation and use. Debian is known for relatively strict adherence to the Unix and free software philosophies as well as using collaborative software development and testing processes. Debian can be used as a desktop as well as server operating system. It focuses on stability and security and is used as a base for many other distributions. The Debian Project is governed by the Debian Constitution and the Social Contract which set out the governance structure of the project as well as explicitly stating that the goal of the project is the development of a free ...
