If we must mention the most influential Linux distributions in history, without a doubt we cannot stop naming Debian. Today August 16 marks the 27th anniversary of the day that Purdue University student Ian Murdock announced its launch.
27 years of Debian. That's how it all started
On August 16, 1993 Ian Murdock published the following text
Comrades Linuxeros,
This is to announce the imminent release of a new version of Linux which I call Debian Linux. This is a version that I have created practically from scratch; in other words, I didn't just make some changes to SLS (Softlanding Linux System) and called it a new release. It occurred to me to create it after running SLS and generally being dissatisfied with much of it and after making many modifications to SLS I decided it would be easier to start from scratch. The base system is now virtually complete (although I'm still checking to make sure I've got the latest sources for everything), and I'd like some feedback before adding the "fancy" stuff.
Please note that this release is not finished yet and may not be for several more weeks; however, I thought I'd post now to maybe attract some people. Specifically, I am looking for:
1) Someone who is eventually willing to allow me to upload the distribution to their anonymous ftp site. Please contact me. I warn you that it will be quite large.
2) Comments, suggestions, advice, etc. from the Linux community. This is your chance to suggest specific packages, series, or whatever you want to see as part of the final release.
Don't think that because a package is in SLS it will necessarily be included in the Debian version! Things like ls and cat are a given, but if there's something in SLS that you couldn't live without, please let me know.
Later establishes the objectives of the project
- Debian will be sleeker and slimmer. No more binaries or multiple man pages
- Debian will contain the most up-to-date of all. It will be easy to keep the system up to date with an "update" script in the base system that will allow full integration of update packages.
- Debian will contain an installation procedure that will not need supervision; It will simply be enough to install the base disk, copy the rest of the disks from the distribution to the hard disk, answer a few questions about the packages you do or do not want to install, and let the machine install the distribution while you do more interesting things.
- Debian will contain a system configuration procedure that will attempt to configure everything from fstab to Xconfig.
- Debian will make Linux easier for users who do not have access to the Internet. Users who do not have an Internet connection will have the option of receiving periodic update packages to apply to their system. They will also have the option of selecting from a huge library of additional packages that will not be included in the system database.
- Debian will be extensively documented
On the Debian site there is an excellent explanation in spanish about the history and purposes of the Debian project. Since I can't add anything of value to it, the best I can do is invite you to read it.
If I am going to tell what does not appear in the chronology.
In 2014, one of those discussions that is so affected by the community was unleashed within the Debian community of free software. In this case, the subject of contention was a survey on what to use as a starter system. In Linux, the boot system is the process that starts immediately after the kernel loads and is responsible for starting all other processes that allow the operating system to be used.
Many developers did not like that the chosen one was sistemd, a piece of software that its critics consider too complex, disrespectful of generally accepted design principles by the community and that could become a monopoly option.
Thus, several members of the community ddecided to split up and create another project called Devuan
Devuan comes in desktop versions (XFCE, MATE, Cinnamon, LQxt, and KDE). It also has a version for servers and an installer from the network.
I don't think they should be one of the most influential distributions, whether we like it or not the most influential distro has been, it is and will be Ubuntu, if without debian there would not be Ubuntu, since Ubuntu is based on debian, but before leaving Ubuntu who Did you know Debian or Linux in general ?, Linux, whether we like it or not, owes Ubuntu half a life, since Ubuntu made more people start on Linux and when you started then you knew should, fedora, etc, it is like that and it is not to defend Ubuntu that I don't even use, I use fedora and manjaro, but what it is, it is.
I don't think they should be one of the most influential distributions, whether we like it or not the most influential distro has been, it is and will be Ubuntu, if without debian there would not be Ubuntu, since Ubuntu is based on debian, but before leaving Ubuntu who Did you know Debian or Linux in general ?, Linux, whether we like it or not, owes Ubuntu half a life, since Ubuntu made more people start on Linux and when you started then you knew should, fedora, etc, it is like that and it is not to defend Ubuntu that I don't even use, I use fedora and manjaro, but what it is, it is.
I think that as a continuation it would be a good opportunity to talk about devuan again, which a couple of months ago published its version 3 "Beowulf", to which they added the use of runit and openrc as an option. The project seems to be more mature.
I think that as a continuation it would be a good opportunity to talk again about Devuan, who a couple of months ago published his version 3 "Beowulf", to which they added the use of runit and openrc as an option. The project seems to be more mature, I am starting to use it a lot in virtual servers with secondary functions.
Your fellow distributor reviews are sure to take your idea.
Thank you.
Interesting topic happy birthday, they must have been using tea for 7 years?
Congratulations. Debian, it's the best thing that ever happened to me. I knew about the distribution years ago and here I am with it. Long live Debian