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#use wml::debian::mainpage title="The Universal Operating System"
#use wml::debian::recent_list
#include "$(ENGLISHDIR)/releases/info"
<H2>What is Debian?</H2>
<P><A href="http://www.debian.org/">Debian</A> is a
<A href="intro/free">free</A> operating system (OS) for your computer.
An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make
your computer run. Debian uses the <A HREF="http://www.kernel.org/">Linux</A>
kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools
come from the <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/">GNU project</A>; hence the name
GNU/Linux.
<p>Debian GNU/Linux provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over
<packages_in_stable> <A HREF="distrib/packages">packages</A>, precompiled software bundled
up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine.
<P><A href="intro/about">Read more...</A>
<HR>
<H2>Getting Started</H2>
<p>The <a href="releases/stable/">latest stable release of Debian</a> is
<current_release_short>. The last update to this release was made on
<current_release_date>. Read more about <a href="releases/">available
versions of Debian</a>.</p>
<p>If you'd like to start using Debian, you can easily
<a href="distrib/">obtain a copy</a>, and then follow the
<a href="releases/stable/installmanual">installation instructions</a>
to install it.</p>
<p>If you're upgrading to the latest stable release from a previous version,
please read <a href="releases/stable/releasenotes">the release notes</a>
before proceeding.</p>
<p>To get help in using or setting up Debian, see our
<a href="doc/">documentation</a> and <a href="support">support</a> pages.</p>
<p>Users that speak languages other than English should check the
<a href="international/">international</a> section.</p>
<p>People who use systems other than Intel x86 should check the
<a href="ports/">ports</a> section.</p>
<HR>
<H2>News</H2>
<P><:= get_recent_list('News/$(CUR_YEAR)', '6', '$(ENGLISHDIR)', '', '\d+\w*' ) :>
<P>For older news items see the <A href="$(HOME)/News/">News Page</A>.
If you would like to receive mail whenever new Debian news comes out, subscribe to the
<A href="MailingLists/debian-announce">debian-announce mailing list</A>.
<A href="$(HOME)/News/weekly/">Debian Weekly News</A> is an in-depth summary of
what's happened in the world of Debian.
<HR>
<H2>Security Advisories</H2>
<P><:= get_recent_list ('security/2w', '10', '$(ENGLISHDIR)', 'bydate', '(2000\d+\w+|dsa-\d+)' ) :>
<P>For older security advisories see the <A href="$(HOME)/security/">
Security Page</A>.
If you would like to receive security advisories as soon as they're announced, subscribe to the
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/">debian-security-announce
mailing list</a>.
{#rss#:
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"
title="Debian Security Advisories (titles only)" href="security/dsa">
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"
title="Debian Security Advisories (summaries)" href="security/dsa-long">
:#rss#}
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