Name: Debian OS
Rating: 8.6 (35 reviews)
Author: Open Source

Digital Adoption

Help Desk

Web and Video Conferencing

Customer Support

Mobile App Development

Push Notifications

Text Editors

Development

Online Learning

Education

Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

Enterprise

Accounting

Finance and Accounting

Applicant Tracking

Corporate Learning Management

HR Management

Payroll

Recruitment Automation

Resume Parsing

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

Human Resources

AI Agent Builder

App Development

Browser

Cloud Storage

Component Content Management

Data Center Infrastructure Management

Fraud Detection

Hosted Virtual Desktop

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Internet of Things (IoT)

Managed Print

Network Performance Monitoring

Process Mining

Security Awareness Training

Software Defined Storage (SDS)

Solid State Drives

Tower Servers

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

VoIP Monitoring

Web Application Firewalls

Information Technology

A/B Testing

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Business Card Scanning

Content Management

Data Management

Digital Analytics

Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)

Email Management

Email Marketing

Event Registration

Graphics

Heatmap and Session Recording

Marketing Automation

Marketing OS

Online Reputation Management

Real-Time Interaction Management

Search Marketing Intelligence

Social Media Management

Social Media Publishing

Survey & Forms Building

Swag Management

Web Analytics

Marketing

Business Caller ID

Project Management

Professional Services

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

eCommerce

Sales

Assisted Living

Car Rental

Church Management

Construction Accounting

Jail Management

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Debian OS is an open source operating system.

Debian OS

Operating systems are the central nervous systems of a computer. It performs basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, displaying data on the screen, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. It also manages basic security functions ensuring that there is no unauthorized access to the computer.

Operating Systems

Likelihood to Recommend

Usability

Operating System

Features common across operating system software.

Resource Allocation

The operating system's process of efficiently distributing system resources like CPU time, memory, and disk space among running tasks.

File Management

The system's method of storing, organizing, retrieving, and securing data in files and directories on storage devices.

Hardware Device Management

The OS's control and coordination of hardware devices, ensuring proper communication between software and peripherals like printers, drives, and keyboards.

Software Application Management

The handling of software applications by the OS, including their installation, execution, resource use, and termination.

System Update Frequency

How often the operating system receives patches or upgrades to improve functionality, fix bugs, and enhance security.

Operating System Security

The measures and features within the OS that protect data and resources from unauthorized access, threats, and vulnerabilities.

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Command line

Documentation is lacking

Command line interface

Painful to use

Takes some time

Hard drive

Setting up

Well received

Running multiple

Vm environment

New releases

Software vendors

Among the best

Dead simple

Hardware resources

Simple to use

Pieces of software

Third party

Home

We wanted to run several websites on a single Virtual Machine. We wanted the OS to be easy to use and economical. Also, it should not use a lot of RAM. It should be mature, stable, and not crash. Most importantly, the OS should be compatible with our applications like WordPress.

Cost Effective
Easier to install applications

We use Debian OS in our org in two different aspects. One for the servers that powers most of our websites and the next is on the staff laptops. We try to avoid as much as cost on licenses and any unwanted fess so we opted Debian OS. Its very good on our servers and helps us to run all our websites and application using the Apache web server. The staff computers are also using this Linux flavor since its easy to use and manage the machines.

Security
Easy of use
updates
Application support

OS support
support to modern applications
Initial kernel loading time

Meets all business needs
Easy to customize
No licensing fees, so we don't have to pay anyone for using the OS

CentOS Linux, Linux/Windows Cloud Server, Linux Mint

I have used Debian OS since I inherited a personal desktop in 1995. I now run it on multiple computers at home, and my kids are more familiar with XFCE than Windows... I also use it on all of my web servers for my business. There have been a few hiccups over the years, though mostly were due to kernel issues that I would have seen on any distribution. 

 I used to run the "testing" distribution, but have migrated to the "stable" distribution, not because it is more stable, but I just want to spend less time upgrading.

 I highly recommend Debian OS - very little "extra" cruft, and I have made lots of old hardware work that had been rejected by others as "too slow", but just needed a simpler OS on it.

easy to use
easy to install
open source software

sometimes I have trouble with drivers; took me a while to figure out that my HDMI TV was overriding my onboard sound card.

Having no software cost for my business has made me much more profitable, and I never need to worry about a license expiring and crippling features.

We use Linux Debian as the main operating system in the area of development, testing and implementation of systems, as well as in the area of servers and services that we offer to our internal users and some external users. the main obstacle to implementation towards end users is the learning curve and the habit of using traditional opporative systems

The stability of the operating system is excellent, that is, it manages resources very well
the support from the international community is among the best there can be
The wide catalog of tools, applications, programs with which it has support makes you have confidence that you will always find a solution to your need
The security it offers makes those who try it do not want to leave

The installation could include suggested partitioning schemes for those beginning users or those who have their first approach with Debian OS
offer encryption of the home partition or the entire hard drive by default
an improved visual package manager and if it could be native it would be very well received

Stability is undeniable by far the best
short lapses between updates are a big plus
Debian OS has an unrivaled resource management of our machines

we have always had a positive impact being a stable operating system helps to meet our goals
the security that Debian OS offers is a quality that contributes to our objectives
everything that helps productivity and efficiency in our work has a positive balance in the fulfillment of the objectives that we set ourselves

CentOS Linux, Ubuntu Linux and Fedora Linux

CentOS Linux, Fedora Linux, Ubuntu Linux, PostgreSQL, PhpStorm

We use Debian for nearly all of our servers, along with various Ubuntu flavors (a derivative of Debian) for some additional servers and all of our Linux workstations. Debian is such a robust, general-purpose, and well-thought-out OS, that we use it as the base for our file servers, web application servers, database servers, hypervisors, and a whole heap of other purposes, both small and large. It never lets us down, and it's very predictable life-cycle makes it incredibly easy to manage within our business, with no nasty surprises.

The APT package manager is dead simple to use, and the APT repositories contain pretty much every package you can think of. If there's something missing from the standard repositories, there's a good chance a third-party repository can be added to fill the gap.
Debian OS releases are often considered, "boring". But that's a good thing! The Debian developers do not make changes for change's sake and this means new releases are very predictable and intended to cause as little drama as possible.
Debian is such a widely used and popular Linux distribution, that practically all Linux software vendors officially support it.
The Debian community is huge, especially when you consider Ubuntu is derived from it. If you need help with anything, you'll usually find it has been asked before and already has a resolution.

Official documentation is lacking in certain areas. Whilst the Debian Administrator's Handbook is actually rather good, the official Debian Wiki is rather old and tired, outdated for many topics, and seemingly difficult to contribute to. In contrast to, say, the Arch Wiki, it's a world apart.
Debian's bug and issue tracker is painful to use! It's a very dated system and I'm sure this must discourage a lot of people off from using it properly. I would love to see this moved to something more streamlined, easier to use, and less foreboding.

New major releases only come out every two years or so, and each is supported for a number of years with updates. This makes maintenance and patching a breeze!
It's rock solid, stable and reliable. It just keeps chugging along, for years on end, no matter what hardware it runs on.
It's one of the gold standards of Linux distributions, along with RedHat and its forks. Easy to find knowledgable people to administer and work with it.

Debian's absolutely free of charge - giving us an enterprise-grade OS for zero cost and zero licensing headaches.
Standardising on a single distribution (Debian) for the majority of our servers, and Debian derivative (Ubuntu) for our workstations, has meant knowledge of our systems can be re-used in many parts of our business.
Its ability to run on a large variety of hardware, and do so for free, makes it possible for us to offer bespoke solutions to customers at very attractive pricing.

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APT package management - it just works.
Configuration, whether it be system units or package configuration, is very intuitive and logical in its approach.
Installation is very straightforward and supports a large variety of hardware.

Official packages may not be as recent as you wish, but this is often a blessing in disguise. Everything is well tested no nasty surprises and no breaking of compatibility.

Debian OS

Overview

What is Debian OS?