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= Linux Distributions =

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]].

== Some Linux Links ==
 * [[http://www.sepp.ee.ethz.ch/sepp-debian|SEPP LinuxSoftware]] available at D-ITET
 * [[http://tldp.org/|Linux Documentation Project (LDP)]] The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) is working on developing good, reliable documentation for the Linux operating system.
 * [[http://www.lwn.net/|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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