If you're a beginner and looking for links to help you learning Debian GNU/Linux, this list is for you. This list collects some web pages useful for knowing, installing, using, and learning Debian. This also includes where to get help, where to ask if you have any trouble. This even includes some good videos introducing Debian and the installation. Furthermore, this includes links about contributing to Debian as well.
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This is a links collection about Debian. If you need something else, we have How To Install and What To Do After Installing Debian 9.0.
Knowing Debian
Start from Wikipedia and Debian Wiki:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian
- https://wiki.debian.org/DebianIntroduction
- Debian official documentation
- https://wiki.debian.org/DebianResources
Reasons to use Debian
There are reasonings why use Debian:
Comparison Between Debian and Ubuntu
Here are links comparing Debian and Ubuntu.
- AskUbuntu: How is Ubuntu different from Debian?
- Datamation: Debian vs Ubuntu, which is best for you?
- Hashnode: Debian vs Ubuntu, which one should I use?
- Quora: What is the difference between Ubuntu and Debian?
- YouTube: Ubuntu 15.03 vs Debian 8
- Debian & Ubuntu Collaboration: https://www.debian.org/events/2011/1204-ubulocjam-debbsp.en.html
Debian Logo
The official Debian logo is known as "Open Use Logo" containing the famous "swirl" with somewhat pink color. This logo is publicly available at official page https://www.debian.org/logos.
Command Lines
To learn how to operate command lines (or, using Terminal) in Debian, visit these good links:
- https://wiki.debian.org/CommandLineInterface
- https://wiki.debian.org/Bash
- https://wiki.debian.org/Shell
- https://wiki.debian.org/CommandLine
Debian Releases & History
To know about Debian versions (..., 7.0 Wheezy, 8.0 Jessie, 9.0 Stretch), releases (Stable, Testing, Unstable), and its history (since 1993-2017), see Debian Wiki and Wikipedia:
- Debian Stable: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianStable
- Debian Testing: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting
- Debian Unstable (Sid): https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable
- Debian releases: Wikipedia, How Debian Released
Downloading Debian
Debian provides complete set of its OS and software repositories, both in binary and source code forms, for all architectures supported, via these links:
- https://www.debian.org/distrib
- Debian CD & DVD: https://www.debian.org/CD
Installing Debian
To install Debian, its official wiki provides huge number of tutorials:- http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual
- https://wiki.debian.org/QuickInstall
- https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstall
- Basic Debian use summary: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianDesktopHowTo
Debian Sources.list
Sources.list is a vital file in a Debian system which determines from where Debian must download software packages. To custom sources.list as you wish and correctly, you need to learn from these resources:
- Official wiki: https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList
- Sources.list auto-generator: https://debgen.simplylinux.ch
- Example sources.list for Debian Jessie: https://linuxconfig.org/debian-apt-get-jessie-sources-list
- Example sources.list for Debian Stretch: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/371865/debian-9-sources-list
Debian Repository
- Official explanation: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianRepository
- Package search: https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages
- Repositories explanation: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases
How To Upgrade Debian
If you need to upgrade Debian system, upgrade all the software installed in Debian, here are links you need to learn:
Debian DFSG & Social Contract
Debian is a international free software project. It has its own policy and principles for all members to work. Here, you can learn about Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) and its free software principles.
- https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
- https://www.debian.org/social_contract
- https://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses
- https://wiki.debian.org/FreeSoftware
Advanced Debian
Debian is a "superman" operating system. It's powerful, stable & configurable, also well-known to be all-purpose server system. Oh don't forget, Debian is "the mother" of Ubuntu. You can make Debian to be a file and SMB server, to be a web server, to be VoIP Server, and to be anything you want! For those advanced purposes, you will learn from these links:
- Debian Administrator's Handbook: https://debian-handbook.info
- Debian books: https://www.debian.org/doc/books
- Debian Kernel Handbook: https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-kernel-handbook
- http://www.aboutdebian.com
- Debian Administration: https://debian-administration.org
- Debian Admin: http://www.debianadmin.com
- Debian Help: http://www.debianhelp.co.uk
- Server World, Debian 8
- Server World, Debian 9
- Howtoforge, Debian
Forums for Debian
Where would you ask when you experience trouble with Debian? You can pay a paid support from anyone, and also you can ask directly Debian users and communities near you.
Paid Support
- https://www.debian.org/consultants
- https://www.debian.org/partners
- http://www.freexian.com/en/services/debian-lts.html
Communities
- List of IRC channels https://wiki.debian.org/IRC
- List of mailing lists https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMailingLists
- Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/debian
- StackOverflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/debian
- Support list https://www.debian.org/support
Videos
Here are some videos by community for Debian, such as for installing and reviews.
- Debian Jessie 8.5 - Install and Overview
- Debian 8 RC1 Cinnamon Desktop amd64. Install and review
- Debian 9 Stretch Review with Gnome Desktop
- My Top 15 Things to do after Installing Debian Jessie
- How To - Debian - Getting Started & Simple Security
- How To Install Debian 8.7
- How To Compile a Kernel on Debian Linux