Debian
Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run.
Debian provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over 43000 packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine. Read more...
Getting Started
- If you'd like to start using Debian, you can easily obtain a copy, and then follow the installation instructions to install it.
- If you're upgrading to the latest stable release from a previous version, please read the release notes before proceeding.
- To get help in using or setting up Debian, see our documentation and support pages.
- Users that speak languages other than English should check the international section.
- People who use systems other than Intel x86 should check the ports section.
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News
[17 Apr 2017] Statement concerning the arrest of Dmitry Bogatov
[14 Jan 2017] Updated Debian 8: 8.7 released
[03 Oct 2016] Several donations boost reliability of Debian's core infrastructure
[27 Sep 2016] Debian Project mourns the loss of Kristoffer H. Rose
[17 Sep 2016] Updated Debian 8: 8.6 released
[09 Jul 2016] DebConf16 closes in Cape Town and DebConf17 dates announced
For older news items see the News Page. If you would like to receive mail whenever new Debian news comes out, subscribe to the debian-announce mailing list.
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Security Advisories
[20 Apr 2017] DSA-3831 firefox-esr - security update
[19 Apr 2017] DSA-3830 icu - security update
[11 Apr 2017] DSA-3829 bouncycastle - security update
[10 Apr 2017] DSA-3828 dovecot - security update
[07 Apr 2017] DSA-3827 jasper - security update
[04 Apr 2017] DSA-3826 tryton-server - security update
[31 Mar 2017] DSA-3825 jhead - security update
[29 Mar 2017] DSA-3824 firebird2.5 - security update
[28 Mar 2017] DSA-3823 eject - security update
[27 Mar 2017] DSA-3822 gstreamer1.0 - security update
[27 Mar 2017] DSA-3821 gst-plugins-ugly1.0 - security update
[27 Mar 2017] DSA-3820 gst-plugins-good1.0 - security update
[27 Mar 2017] DSA-3819 gst-plugins-base1.0 - security update
[27 Mar 2017] DSA-3818 gst-plugins-bad1.0 - security update
For older security advisories see the Security Page. If you would like to receive security advisories as soon as they're announced, subscribe to the debian-security-announce mailing list.