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Debian tipped for February release
News The long-awaited next version of the Debian open-source operating system is most likely to be released in February, according to members of the Debian community. In a Debian Administration web poll, nearly half of those predicting a release date...
[January 26, 2007, 11:22]
Debian bangs drum for mission critical apps
News Debian, a free distribution of the Linux operating system, is better suited to mission-critical applications than rival commercial distributions, one of the distribution's developers - who you can see pictured in our CeBIT 2005 Gallery - claimed...
[March 11, 2005, 14:55]
Debian release may slip to March
News The release of the upcoming version of Debian may slip to March, according to one of the two release managers for the Linux distribution. If that happens, the release of the upcoming version of Debian — the fourth major revision, code-named Etch...
[February 7, 2007, 8:40]
Debian developers call for more releases
News The lack of a new stable release of Debian GNU/Linux since July 2002 is fuelling the campaigns of many candidates for the project's leadership position, with many pushing for a shorter and more regular release cycle to arrest user departures.
[March 18, 2005, 14:50]
Researcher: Debian cryptography may be flawed
News A security researcher has warned that cryptographic keys generated in the last year and a half using Debian OpenSSL may be invalid. According to Moore, a bug in a Debian OpenSSL package was created in 2006 by the removal of a piece of code, which...
[May 16, 2008, 10:34]
Nice one, Debian
Blog Comment Certainly, I see no disadvantage in having additional Debian kernels (FreeBSD, Solaris). And there are advantages to the IT industry in avoiding monoculture (see: CyberInsecurity Report All I raised a question to was the misguided belief that one...
[April 14, 2009, 10:13]
Debian team prepares for imminent release
News Developers of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution are frantically squashing software bugs in an effort to get version 3.1 out by the scheduled 6 June release date. The Debian project has not released a major upgrade of its operating system since July...
[May 31, 2005, 14:25]
Fedora, Slackware, Debian... and Philosophy
Blog Comment Iceweasel is, as adanw has pointed out, a rebranding of Firefox because (and look at this) Debian's support policy collides with Mozilla's trademark policy. Now, Debian has a support period that is *way much longer* than Mozilla's support time.
[July 12, 2008, 19:53]
Nice one, Debian
Blog Comment Certainly, I see no disadvantage in having additional Debian kernels (FreeBSD, Solaris). And there are advantages to the IT industry in avoiding monoculture (see: CyberInsecurity Report All I raised a question to was the misguided belief that one...
[April 12, 2009, 18:09]
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny) Released
Blog Comment Hello Jamie, would you say that installing debian lenny (5.0) is way easier than ubuntu 8.10 on the HP Mini with VIA chip? Might give this a try.cheers, fab
[February 17, 2009, 12:53]
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny) Released
Blog The long-awaited Debian 5.0 release, code named "lenny", was released over the weekend. One of the advantages of Debian Linux is the variety of systems and architectures it supports. So far this morning I have installed it, without problem, on the...
[February 16, 2009, 13:03]
Debian start-up wants more funding
News Progeny, a start-up seeking to commercialise the Debian version of Linux, is on the prowl for new funding, a company co-founder has confirmed. Ian Murdock, chief strategy officer and a co-founder of both Debian and Progeny, said his company has...
[August 15, 2005, 9:15]
Debian upgrade hones security
News The Debian Project has released an update to its popular GNU/Linux distribution, with security-related bug fixes a key feature. This is the first update of Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (code name "Sarge") which mainly adds security updates to the stable...
[December 21, 2005, 14:55]
Fedora, Slackware, Debian... and Philosophy
Blog What I have been trying this week are at the other end of the scale - Fedora, Slackware and Debian Linux. However, I just ran into something with Debian that really made me stop and think, and which fits nicely with something else I had been...
[July 11, 2008, 9:17]
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny) Released
Blog Comment Yes, initial installation of Debian lenny is considerably easier than Ubuntu 8.10, because it is a completely routine installation up to the point where it makes the first boot. If you install either Debian or Ubuntu, you'll have to compile the...
[February 17, 2009, 16:09]
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny) Released
Blog Comment Debian is performing ok on all three of my laptops, but it is not my Linux distribution of choice, because as you said, they tend to be very conservative about including and updating other packages, so they are often well behind many of the other...
[February 18, 2009, 9:14]
Debian delayed as community loses interest
News The upcoming release of Debian is being delayed because of a slowdown by key developers. Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 — the next version of the Linux distribution — was due to be released by 4 December, meaning it is already over two weeks late at the time...
[December 19, 2006, 12:32]
Debian Sarge focuses on easy installation
Talkback Sarge Installer supports automation by allowing you to pre-seed a configuration with all the options managed by the debian configuration system DebConf. Go Debian! We use Sarge as our platform for palm-top device development and have fully...
[November 11, 2004, 21:52]
Debian developers trim platform support
News Debian Etch, the next major version of the Linux distribution, will only be available on eight architectures, with four getting the boot. Steve Langasek, a release manager at Debian, said in a mailing list posting last week that the official...
[January 4, 2006, 15:30]
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny) Released
Blog Comment alright, after installing Debian 5.0 via netinstall (booted from a USB stick) on a UMPC Roverpc A700Q (which is the same as the gigabyte M704) i had a rather "basic" graphics experience.resolution was 800x600 and the colors.well, something like 2...
[February 18, 2009, 11:32]
