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OSNews: Installing Debian For The Faint Of Heart

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 27, 2005

“In my never ending search for the ultimate challenge, I decided
to remove Gentoo Linux from my trusty laptop and install something
else that wasn’t as resource starving. Thus, Debian was
selected.

“Debian is one of (if not) the oldest Linux distributions out
there, being initially created in 1993 by a bunch of computer
enthusiasts. Why Debian you may ask? I guess the major reason is
because it is well know for its reliability and availability of
applications…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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