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Debian
A Unix based operating system (Linux distribution) that can run both on servers or usual computers. A command line is used to work in this OS, but also a graphical module can be installed for users that don’t work with command line.
| First released | 1993 |
| Developed by | Project Debian |
| Latest stable version | Debian 11 |
| Open-source | Yes |
| Used by | Linode, IT lab, Madkom |
Interesting facts
The total number of source lines of the Debian project is approximately 100 million, of which 68.5% are actual code, discounting blank lines and comment lines.
