What is Debian?

Debian is an operating system (OS) free, for your computer. The operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of the operating system), but most of the basic tools come from the GNU Project, hence the name GNU / Linux.

Debian GNU / Linux provides more than a S.O. pure comes with 25,000 packages, precompiled software in a format for easy installation on your computer.