Up to DebianLenny, the default /bin/sh shell was bash. Starting with DebianSqueeze, the default shell will be dash.
Debian and Debian-based systems are commonly in use as the most popular Linux distribution family. Ubuntu and derivatives fall under this category as Ubuntu is based on Debian, and Raspbian is an ARM port targeted towards the Raspberry Pi.
There are dozens of shells for Linux. The most popular are: bash (Bourne-Again Shell) ksh (Korn shell) zsh (Z Shell) ash (Almquist shell) dash (Debian Almquist shell) BusyBox (based on ash) fish (Friendly Interactive Shell)
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The Debian System was created in 2005.
Debian was created on 1993-08-16.
DEB packages are packages made for Debian and Debian-based distributions.
Yes. Debian can be downloaded off of its website free of charge. Alternatively, you can purchase a copy of Debian for a very small fee from numerous online vendors.
Debian is a free Linux distro. It focuses on stability and freedom (as in speech) of software. Debian is distinguished by it's excellent package management system. If you want a solid and stable server, Debian is an excellent choice. If you need more cuting-edge software (the stable versions of Debian are sometimes made fun of for having really old versions of programs), try a distro based on Debian, such as Ubuntu or Sidux.
Debian 5.0 (Lenny) debuted with the 2.6.26 kernel.
One can find information about Debian dedicated servers by going to the Debian website. The website has information and support services about their servers.
The Debian website has many sources of information for installing Debian Linux on a Mac with a PowerPC processor such as the eMac's Power PC G4. (See links below)
You can find Debian based web hosts online from the Debian-Hosting Info site. Once on the page, you can choose between the reasonable, webmaster and enterprise plans.