Debian

Known in some circles as “a Linux distribution managed by committee”, and in others as the newest modern bureaucracy.

Anyway, it’s a well-organized, stable distro. It’s only fault (to outsiders who aren’t exposed to the internal decision-making process) seems to be that if you need to run current versions of anything interesting, you need to install most of the “unstable” branch.

It can be extremely logical at times, and dumbfoundedly messy at others. I guess it grows on you.

Resources

CategoryDateLinkNotes
Desktop Environments2026ZacOS 9

Mac OS 8/9-style desktop for Debian Linux, with a custom window manager and file browser, built-in SheepShaver emulator, AppleTalk/AFP sharing, and live USB installer

Spins2023minios-live

Scripts to build a minimal bootable Linux image with a simple graphical UI

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