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-The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ -
Chapter 2 - Getting and installing Debian GNU/Linux -

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-The official document giving installation instructions is the Debian GNU/Linux -Installation Guide. We'll give some additional notes about getting -and installing Debian GNU/Linux here. -

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2.1 What is the latest version of Debian?

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-Currently there are three versions of Debian GNU/Linux: -

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release 4.0, a.k.a. the `stable' distribution or etch
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-This is stable and well tested software, it changes if major security or -usability fixes are incorporated. -

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the `testing' distribution, currently called lenny
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-This is where packages that will be released as the next `stable' are placed; -they've had some testing in unstable but they may not be completely fit for -release yet. This distribution is updated more often than `stable', but not -more often than `unstable'. -

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the `unstable' distribution
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-This is the version currently under development; it is updated continuously. -You can retrieve packages from the `unstable' archive on any Debian FTP site -and use them to upgrade your system at any time, but you may not expect the -system to be as usable or as stable as before - that's why it's called -`unstable'! -

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-Please see How many Debian -distributions are there?, Section 6.1 for more information. -

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2.2 Are there package upgrades in `stable'?

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-No new functionality is added to the stable release. Once a Debian version is -released and tagged `stable' it will only get security updates. That is, only -packages for which a security vulnerability has been found after the release -will be upgraded. All the security updates are served through security.debian.org. -

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-Security updates serve one purpose: to supply a fix for a security -vulnerability. They are not a method for sneaking additional changes into the -stable release without going through normal point release procedure. -Consequently, fixes for packages with security issues will not upgrade the -software. The Debian Security Team will backport the necessary fixes to the -version of the software distributed in `stable' instead. -

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-For more information related to security support please read the Security FAQ or the -Debian -Security Manual. -

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2.3 Where/how can I get the Debian installation disks?

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-You can get the installation disks by downloading the appropriate files from -one of the Debian -mirrors. -

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-Please refer to Debian GNU/Linux on -CDs for more information about CD (and DVD) images. -

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2.4 How do I install the Debian from CD-ROMs?

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-Installing Debian from CD is straightforward: configure your system for booting -off a CD, insert your CD, and reboot. Your system will now be running the -Debian Installer. See the Debian GNU/Linux -Installation Guide for more information. -

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2.5 Why does the official stable released CD-ROM contain symlinks for `frozen' and `unstable'? I thought this CD contains just `stable'!

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-Official Debian CD images indeed contain symlinks like: -

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-The fact these symlinks are present does not mean the image is -`unstable' or `testing' or anything. Read the CD label in -/.disk/info to find out which Debian version it contains. This -information is also present in /README.txt on the CD. -

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-Read http://www.debian.org/releases/ -to find out what the current `stable' and `testing' releases are. -

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2.6 Can I get and install Debian directly from a remote Internet site?

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-Yes. You can boot the Debian installation system from a set of files you can -download from our FTP site and its mirrors. -

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-You can download a small CD image file, create a bootable CD from it, install -the basic system from it and the rest over the network. For more information -please see http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/. -

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-You can also download even smaller floppy disk image files, create bootable -diskettes from them, start the installation procedure and get the rest of -Debian over the network. -

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2.7 Are there any alternative strategies for booting the system installer?

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-Yes. Apart from CD or DVD, you can install Debian GNU/Linux by booting from -floppy disks, USB memory stick, directly from hard disk, or using TFTP net -booting. For installing on multiple computers it's possible to do fully -automatic installations. NB: not all methods are supported by all computer -architectures. Once the installer has booted, the rest of the system can be -downloaded over the network, or installed from local media. See the Debian GNU/Linux -Installation Guide for more information. -

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