After nearly two years of development, Debian 8 "Jessie" is ready for the big show ! For those unaware, this is an open source version of the operating system GNU / Linux, designed for use on a wide range of devices and developed by thousands of volunteers.
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But, Debian is also known for stability and performance. The popular Ubuntu operating system uses Debian for its foundation.
The latest version of Debian includes a number of updates, but a change is likely to receive more attention than any other. Yet it is one that most people probably will not even notice or care about it.
Debian 8 includes improved support for UEFI (that means it should be easier to load the operating system on new computers shipped with Windows 8 or later), the default applications updates, including include LibreOffice, GIMP, Iceweasel web browser, or GNOME desktop environments, KDE and Xfce among the many novelties.
systemd onboard!
But the major change was the introduction of systemd . Basically, this means that the first thing that loads when you boot your device will be a different set of tools. This caused a split among software developers GNU / Linux, which has more to do with the ideology of performance. Opponents argued that combines too many features.
This means, among other things , the resolution of a problem booting might require updating the software platform, affecting a range of other features. It could also open the way to force you to restart the computer after you install various updates. Until now, you only had to reboot a Linux or Unix system after installing a kernel update.
Debian is hardly the only operating system to adopt systemd . It is now used by Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, SUSE, Red Hat, and several other operating systems. But the transition to Debian was remarkable both because it is a version that has been two years without moving, and because there has been discussion about Debian to create a separate operating system. Unfortunately, not all promises have not been kept.
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But, Debian is also known for stability and performance. The popular Ubuntu operating system uses Debian for its foundation.
The latest version of Debian includes a number of updates, but a change is likely to receive more attention than any other. Yet it is one that most people probably will not even notice or care about it.
systemd onboard!
But the major change was the introduction of systemd . Basically, this means that the first thing that loads when you boot your device will be a different set of tools. This caused a split among software developers GNU / Linux, which has more to do with the ideology of performance. Opponents argued that combines too many features.
This means, among other things , the resolution of a problem booting might require updating the software platform, affecting a range of other features. It could also open the way to force you to restart the computer after you install various updates. Until now, you only had to reboot a Linux or Unix system after installing a kernel update.
Debian is hardly the only operating system to adopt systemd . It is now used by Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, SUSE, Red Hat, and several other operating systems. But the transition to Debian was remarkable both because it is a version that has been two years without moving, and because there has been discussion about Debian to create a separate operating system. Unfortunately, not all promises have not been kept.