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We are using at the D-ITET the GNU/Linux distribution [[https://www.debian.org/|Debian]]. This distribution allows us simple a new creation or updating of a release, security updates and much more. The base system is enhanced with additional software packages provided via the SEPP system.
We are using at the D-ITET the GNU/Linux distribution [[https://www.debian.org/|Debian]]. Debian is a community driven Linux distribution with a significant community. There are [[https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/basic-defs.en.html#difference|several]] [[https://www.debian.org/intro/why_debian|reasons]] why ISG D-ITET has choosen the Debian distribution for over a decade. This distribution allows us simple a new creation or updating of a release, performing security updates and much more. The installed base system is enhanced with additional software packages provided via the SEPP system.

There are various other distributions with a different focus. Other popular distributions are [[http://www.ubuntu.com/|Ubuntu Linux]], [[http://www.suse.de/|Novell SuSE]], [[http://www.redhat.com|Redhat]] or [[http://fedoraproject.org/|Fedora]].
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 * [[http://www.sepp.ee.ethz.ch/sepp-debian|LinuxSoftware]]  * [[http://www.sepp.ee.ethz.ch/sepp-debian|SEPP LinuxSoftware]] available at D-ITET
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 * [[http://debiananwenderhandbuch.de/|Debian Anwenderhandbuch]] Description of the installation and configuration of Debian Linux distribution (German)
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 * [[http://freecode.com/|FreeCode]] is a website with a frequently (daily) updated list of new Linux/Unix software packages.

Linux Distributions

We are using at the D-ITET the GNU/Linux distribution Debian. Debian is a community driven Linux distribution with a significant community. There are several reasons why ISG D-ITET has choosen the Debian distribution for over a decade. This distribution allows us simple a new creation or updating of a release, performing security updates and much more. The installed base system is enhanced with additional software packages provided via the SEPP system.

There are various other distributions with a different focus. Other popular distributions are Ubuntu Linux, Novell SuSE, Redhat or Fedora.

  • SEPP LinuxSoftware available at D-ITET

  • Linux Documentation Project (LDP) The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) is working on developing good, reliable documentation for the Linux operating system.

  • Linux Weekly News Partially commercial service which fetches all informations on Linux (Kernel, Development, Distributions, Apps) and shows them in a summary.


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Workstations/Linux/Distributions (last edited 2023-10-16 13:44:46 by alders)