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 29000 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
[16 Jul 2012] DebConf makes in-roads in Central America
[07 Jul 2012] Full video coverage of DebConf
[06 Jul 2012] Debian invites you to Debian Day
[06 Jun 2012] Debian welcomes diversity
[12 May 2012] Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.5 released
[25 Apr 2012] Deploy your own cloud
with Debian Wheezy
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
[22 Jul 2012] DSA-2508 kfreebsd-8 - privilege escalation
[19 Jul 2012] DSA-2515 nsd3 - null pointer dereference
[17 Jul 2012] DSA-2514 iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
[17 Jul 2012] DSA-2513 iceape - several vulnerabilities
[12 Jul 2012] DSA-2512 mono - missing input sanitising
[12 Jul 2012] DSA-2511 puppet - several vulnerabilities
[12 Jul 2012] DSA-2510 extplorer - Cross-site request forgery
[08 Jul 2012] DSA-2509 pidgin - remote code execution
[04 Jul 2012] DSA-2507 openjdk-6 - several vulnerabilities
[02 Jul 2012] DSA-2506 libapache-mod-security - ModSecurity bypass
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.