Debian's 5 best features

Article title: five best features of Debian in Linux Reviews. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

After 22 months of unremitting development, Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (codenamed Lenny) was officially released. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system that supports 12 processor architectures with a KDE, Gnome, Xfce, and LXDE table environment. It is also compatible with FHS v2.3, and its software is developed for LSB 3.2.

Debian GNU/Linux can run on a variety of computers, from the host machine and handheld system to the super computer, almost any model between them. It supports 12 types of architectures: Sun's (iSCSI), HP Alpha (alpha), Motorola/IBM PowerPC (powerpc), Intel IA-32 (i386), IA-64 (ia64), HP PA-RISC (hppa), MIPS (mips, mipsel), ARM (arm, armel), ibm s/390 (s390), and AMD64 and INTEL EM64T (amd64 ).

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 Lenny has added support for the Marvell Orion Platform, which is used by many storage devices. Supported storage devices include QNAP Turbo Station, HP mv2120, and Buffalo Kurobox Pro. In addition, Lenny now supports a variety of netbooks, especially the Eee PC produced by Asus. Lenny also includes a compilation tool for Emdebian, which can be used to cross-compile and contract the Debian source code package, making it suitable for embedded arm systems.

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 Lenny includes the new arm eabi, armel. This new transplant can more effectively use modern and future ARM processors. Therefore, the old ARM transplant is outdated.

The new software package fully supports the NTFS file system and can directly use the majority of multimedia keys. The swfdec or Gnash plugin supports files in Adobe Flash format. The support for notebook computers has been comprehensively improved, such as native support for automatic CPU frequency adjustment. Several new games can be used to spend their leisure time, including puzzle games and first-person shooting games. It is also worth mentioning that the newly added goplay is a graphical game manager that provides functions such as filter, search, screen capture, and introduction to games in Debian.

Next, let's introduce the five best features of Debian 5.0:

　　1. integrate X.org 7.3

Because X. Org 7.3 is integrated, X server can automatically configure the vast majority of hardware. In the past, it was really painful to configure the screen in a Linux environment. With X.org 7.3, the program can automatically set the display resolution.

　2. security improvements

Debian developers have been striving to improve software security. Security improvements of Debian 5.0 include security updates, standard installation executable files, and opened ports before the first startup after installation, and use GCC to enhance the feature to compile a software package with strict security requirements. Other types of software have also been improved. for example, PHP has now used Suhosin to enhance patch compilation.

3. Java-friendly

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 has added Sun OpenJDK, GNU Java compiler, GNU Java bytecode interpreter, and Classpath, an open source Java Class Library. This means that you can use most Java-based programs on Debian. Some of these compilers and class libraries have been pre-added to the Debian class library and you can use them immediately.

4. Debian enables open-source players and readers to play some proprietary media formats.

Using programs such as Moonshine and Moonlight, you can easily play private multimedia videos on Linux. Debian supports files in Adobe Flash format through the swfdec or Gnash plug-in, which is a very popular feature.

5. Debian can run on any platform

If you are a developer, you can certainly make the Linux operating system run on any system, such as iPhone and Microsoft XBox 360. However, if you are not a programmer, if you want to run a Linux operating system on a Sun-host or an HP Alpha server, an IBM s/390 mainframe, a lightweight arm Cortex netbook, or an HP Marvell Orion Media Vault mv2120 storage device, then Debian can fully meet your demanding requirements. Whether you upgrade the server or want to have a common interface for the entire office computer, Debian is undoubtedly very convenient.

In addition, Debian GNU/Linux can be installed on a variety of media, such as DVDs, CD, USB flash drives, soft drives, and networks. GNOME is the default desktop environment, which is included in the first CD. Other desktop environments-KDE, XFce, or LXDE-can be installed using two new replacement CD images. The Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 multi-architecture installation CD and DVD are also provided, they can be used to install a variety of architecture computers from a single disc; at the same time, the release also provides Blu-ray disc, this makes it possible to provide all the software of an architecture on an installation disk.

In addition to regular installation, Debian GNU/Linux can also be directly used without installation. This special image is also called a live image and can be used for CD, USB flash, and various forms of network startup. The initial stage only provides Live images of the amd64 and i386 architectures.

The installation process of Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 has also been improved from multiple aspects: in multiple improvements, he has added support for installation from multiple CD or DVDs, the firmware required by some devices can be loaded from removable media, and can also be installed through a bright leaf display. The startup process of the installer has also attracted a lot of attention: you can choose to install the front-end and desktop environments on the GUI, as well as the expert or rescue mode. The Debian GNU/Linux installation system has been translated into 63 languages.

In short, Debian 5 is a stable, powerful, and attractive operating system. I think you will love it once you use it.