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Debian Operating System is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short. Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel.
Linux is a completely free piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. Of course, the thing that people want is application software: programs to help them get what they want to do done, from editing documents to running a business to playing games to writing more software.
Debian comes with over 8000 packages (precompiled software that is bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine) - all of it free. Its a bit like a tower. At the base is the kernel. On top of that are all the basic tools.
Next is all the software that you run on the computer. At the top of the tower is Debian -- carefully organizing and fitting everything so it all works together.
Among versions of Linux, Debian is fairly unique, unlike most distributions it isnt backed by any for profit venture and instead is an all volunteer organization. There is no for profit company, or business plan behind Debian, it is a wide ranging project along the lines of GNU. Debian also provides the basis for a number of other Linux distributions, such as Lindows, Xandros, Libranet, and Knoppix.
The linchpin of Debian is a combination package management system and distribution network called forth by the mighty apt-get command. What makes this network so exceptional is that the dpkg-deb files which make up Debian packages contain information on their underlying dependencies so installing a package from the Debian network will call up all of its dependent packages.
As an example, installing a KDE application would make sure that KDE, X windows, and everything underneath was already installed on the system, and if the prerequisite packages werent already installed than the packages would automatically be downloaded and installed from the Debian network.
Enhancements:
- The Debian project has updated the stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (code name Etch). This update adds security updates to the stable release, together with a few corrections to serious problems. As always, the first point release also corrects a few issues that have been noticed too late in the release process to stop the release, but still should be fixed. This point release for Etch also includes an updated release of the installer, which includes the following changes: kernels used in the installer have been updated to ABI 2.6.18-5; updated mirror list; support added for certain USB CD drives that were not being detected; incorrect setup of GKSu fixed when user chooses to install with the root account disabled...

Wah!Cade is a GNU/Linux friendly clone of Minwahs excellent MameWAH.
Wah!Cade is a front end for the M.A.M.E. arcade game emulator. Support for other games and emulators will hopefully be added soon.
The source code is released under the GNU GPL license.
Main features:
- Its MameWAH for GNU/Linux!
- It uses MameWahs config files and layouts
- It has a keyboard controlled GUI - Perfect for those arcade controls
- It runs x.mame games

CurlyAnkles is a versatile library written in C on GNU/Linux. CurlyAnkles has been written for GTK/GNOME and features a number of advanced features not found in the base GTK library. These include docking widgets and customisable toolbars and menus.

ALT Linux project is a set of Linux distributions that are based on Sisyphus, an APT-enabled RPM package repository that aims to achieve feature completeness, usability, and security in a sensible and manageable mixture.
Enhancements:
- This release starts the Server branch of ALT Linux.
- It integrates the OpenVZ kernel, tools, and Web-based management interface allowing you to create and manage VPS templates and instances.
- The distribution shares security enhancements with the Owl GNU/*/Linux project, and is supported with regular updates for three years.
- It is available as i586/x86_64 ISOs, with several thousand more packages in the online repository.

Flippatix is a LiveCD light-weight Linux distribution based on Debian unstable (a.k.a. Sid). Flippatix GNU/Linux distribution is oriented to video and audio streaming, so it gives to you a good collection of players and broadcasters.

It is developed and assembled by a group of Italian CS students in their spare time and comes in two different graphical flavours: a Gnome version and a Xfce4 one.

Along with streaming instruments flippatix can be a good rescue-cd and allows you to browse the web, chat, simply listening to music and much more.

Featured packages:

* 2.6.14.4 Linux kernel + some not-in-mainstream-tree patches
* Xorg 6.9.0
* Gnome 2.12
* Darkice, MPlayer, Rythmbox, Xmms, SomaSuite, Streamtuner
* Mozilla Firefox and Xchat irc client

PUD GNU/Linux stands for Penks Underbred Distro/DSL Linux and is a desktop-oriented live CD Linux distribution which takes up under 180MB, with Traditional Chinese (zh_TW) supported.
Main features:
- Traditional Chinese (zh_TW) Supported -- PUD Linux can perform both Chinese input and output very well under X Window.
- Minimalism -- Although PUD contains additional fonts and databases, it still remain small that can be burned into a 8cm CD-R.
- Full Featured -- Despite the small size, the goal of PUD is to provide a easy-to-use desktop, and tries to include software which most people would use every day.