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About

Debian is distributed freely over Internet. This page has options for installing Debian Stable. If you are interested in Testing or Unstable, visit our releases page. Many of the vendors sell the distribution for less than US$5 plus shipping (check their web page to see if they ship internationally). You can try Debian by booting a live system from a CD, DVD or USB key without installing any files to the computer. When you are ready, you can run the included installer (starting from Debian 10 Buster, this is the end-user-friendly Calamares Installer). Provided the images meet your size, language, and package selection requirements, this method may be suitable for you. Read more information about this method to help you decide.

About

FreeBSD offers advanced networking, performance, security and compatibility features today which are still missing in other operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones. FreeBSD makes an ideal Internet or Intranet server. It provides robust network services under the heaviest loads and uses memory efficiently to maintain good response times for thousands of simultaneous user processes. FreeBSD brings advanced network operating system features to appliance and embedded platforms, from higher-end Intel-based appliances to ARM, PowerPC, and MIPS hardware platforms. From mail and web appliances to routers, time servers, and wireless access points, vendors around the world rely on FreeBSD’s integrated build and cross-build environments and advanced features as the foundation for their embedded products. And the Berkeley open source license lets them decide how many of their local changes they want to contribute back.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Operating system for individuals

Audience

Anyone looking for an Operating System to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

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Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

Free
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 3.3 / 5
ease 3.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 3.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 3.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Debian is one of the most stable Linux distributions, making it ideal for production environments and long-term use. Extensive testing ensures minimal bugs and high uptime. Over 59,000 packages are available, covering almost every use case. Includes both stable and backports repositories for additional flexibility. Supports a wide range of hardware, including older systems and the latest devices. Kernel 6.1 brings better hardware support for modern peripherals. Debian allows deep customization, from lightweight server configurations to full-fledged desktop environments. Multiple desktop environments are officially supported, including GNOME, KDE, XFCE, and more.
  • Nothing at all. Just stay clear of this distribution. Crashes constantly and also doesn't boot on some computers.
  • Installing: While installing, you have multiple advanced choices, you can choose a GUI installer or a text-based one. DEs: Debian supports a lot of DEs, including, but not limited to: KDE Plasma, GNOME, Xfce...

Cons

  • Debian prioritizes stability over cutting-edge software, which means it may lag behind in offering the latest versions of applications. Users who need bleeding-edge software might need to use backports or compile from source. Debian adheres strictly to free software principles, which may require additional setup for proprietary drivers (e.g., NVIDIA GPU drivers) or non-free codecs. Configuring advanced features, especially for servers or networking, may require deeper Linux knowledge.
  • The constant crashing takes it away for me. Just use a different OS.
  • I haven't found any issues that affect me in any way.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • A rock solid operating system with a long pedigree going back to the earliest days of UNIX, FreeBSD has been my operating system of choice for over 20 years. Although initial installation has always been easy, package management and updating at one time used to be more time consuming than your average Linux system but you now have the choice of either installing pre-built binary packages using the 'pkg' utility in the same way as for Linux or building them from source using the ports system, where you can customise a package's features and options before building & installing it. Another nice thing about FreeBSD is there are no sudden arbitrary upheavals with new releases - remember the big Ubuntu upheavals with first init, then Upstart and now systemd? Also, the descriptive device names for things like network interfaces have remained the same for decades (unlike Linux where they have changed several times in recent years and have now come back full circle to the 'eth0' style names in many cases! Support for virtual servers - 'jails' in FreeBSD parlance - has been a part of FreeBSD since 1999 and the open source version of the ZFS storage system developed by Sun Microsystems was enthusiastically adopted in 2008. I use FreeBSD for servers, nano-servers and also desktop systems and laptops. Finally, FreeBSD powers the world's largest streaming CDN (content delivery network) whose owners are a major contributor to FreeBSD development.

Cons

  • Setting up audio-visual hardware to work with desktop movie and music player applications can be time consuming, with a fully functional A/V set-up suddenly ceasing to work after a routine FreeBSD release upgrade and involved days of work to fix. Also online support is can be harder to find than for Linux but this is largely offset by the excellent online FreeBSD Handbook.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Debian
United States
www.debian.org/distrib/

Company Information

FreeBSD
United States
www.freebsd.org

Alternatives

Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux

Ctrl IQ, Inc.

Alternatives

Windows 11

Windows 11

Microsoft
BunsenLabs Linux

BunsenLabs Linux

BunsenLabs
Neptune OS

Neptune OS

Neptune
CacheGuard

CacheGuard

CacheGuard Technologies

Categories

Categories

Integrations

AD Bridge
AWS Marketplace
Azure Marketplace
CUPS-PDF
Elixir
F5 NGINX Plus
FusionPBX
HostJane
LunaNode
NXLog
Tarantool
fpm
iRedMail
BitNinja
Certa Hosting
Fink
Flockport
Hyper
Synaptic
Xitoring

Integrations

AD Bridge
AWS Marketplace
Azure Marketplace
CUPS-PDF
Elixir
F5 NGINX Plus
FusionPBX
HostJane
LunaNode
NXLog
Tarantool
fpm
iRedMail
BitNinja
Certa Hosting
Fink
Flockport
Hyper
Synaptic
Xitoring
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