Thread: Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.4 (lenny)

Debian released the latest stable version 5.0.4 (lenny) on 30 Jan 2010, the Debian project is an Open source software and falls under UNIX like OS family which can be used as desktop as well server operating system.

Debian GNU/Linux uses Linux Kernel version 2.6.26 and GNOME 2.22 as the default desktop environment. Some of the popular programs being offered are OpenOffice.org, Iceweasel (Firefox), Evolution mail, CD/DVD writing programs, music and video players, Encoders, image viewers and editors, and PDF viewers. dpkg is the Debian package management system.

The latest release will support a number of system architectures like:

• Alpha
• AMD64
• ARM
• EABI ARM
• HP PA-RISC
• Intel x86
• Intel IA-64
• MIPS (big endian)
• MIPS (little endian)
• PowerPC
• IBM S/390
• SPARC

The other distros which are based on Debian are ubuntu, knoppix, MEPIS, Damn Small Linux and many more.

Most stable linux. Ubuntu are damn cheater.

Cheers, deepmohan.. i'm fan of Debian

This distro has 5 DVDs!!! Imagine what are all the software offered. I just tried the single DVD version delivered along with PCQuest sometimes back. It is my habit of trying every distro of linux whenever a new release available. As usual Debian is one of the distros which is always shipping stable release of each OSS. They don't include any pre-release material.

But as far as ease of use among fullfledged distros is concerned it is Mandriva for newbie as well as experts.

hi,

i personally like centos since im into cpanel whm hosting. i have never dabbled in other operating systems. what are the differences between centos and debian?

thanks,
kevin

Debian has synaptic package management. You have to use apt-get in it.

Centos is rpm based you have to use yum or rpm command in it.

Centos is a clone of Red Hat Entreprise Linux and Debain is not derive from others.

Debian and Centos both are good for web servers as they both are quite stable but Centos is better in terms of performance I think. Also debian is used as desktop while Centos is mainly used for servers.