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Debian is one of the biggest distro's out there. It runs on 11 platforms and has the largest collection of free software packages. But there is more to Debian than just size. Almost uniquely among distros, Debian is a non-commercial development project run by volunteers spread around the globe. That the efforts of all these people manage to come together to produce a well-tuned distro (rather than breaking down into sheer chaos) is in itself quite an accomplishment.
In order to keep things organized, Debian is divided into three branches - stable (currently Woody), testing (currently Sarge), and unstable (Sid). Debian has a fearsome reputation for being difficult to install, and unstable is even more "interesting" since it requires that you install stable first. Travel writer and recent Debian convert Robert Storey tackles the whole installation procedure head on and gives his report below. How To Remap a Keyboard to UK, French, Etc?
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