10. Debian 13
In this chapter, you'll learn what makes Debian special, how it differs from the distros we've already covered, and how to install and set it up as a desktop system.
In the last chapter, we explored openSUSE, which is a professional-grade Linux distribution with enterprise roots, a modern installer, and automatic system snapshots. It came from a completely different part of the Linux world than the Ubuntu-based distros we covered earlier in this course.
This chapter takes us somewhere even more foundational.
Debian is the distribution that Ubuntu is built on, which means it's also what Linux Mint, Zorin OS, elementary OS, and MX Linux are ultimately built on.
If you've been using any of those distros throughout this course, you've already been running a system that traces its roots directly back to Debian.
Understanding Debian itself gives you a much clearer picture of how Linux works, and it opens the door to one of the most respected, stable, and widely used operating systems in the world.
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