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The Debian project is proud to release Debian 13 "Trixie", a major update that brings new features, updated components, and numerous other improvements (www.debian.org)
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Switching from Microsoft Windows to Linux is one of the best decision I ever made.

Thank you to the thousands of Debian volunteers. You are amazing people ❤️

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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (19 children)

Sorry, but 403GB?

That’s a lot of space for an OS, isn’t it?

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  • [–] 64 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    10 GB storage for default installation, 4 GB storage for commandline-only installation, 403 GB storage if you install every Debian package under the sun.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I doubt it's possible to have them all installed and have a functioning system anyway

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Don't knock it 'til you try it!

    sudo apt install * -y

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

    That's how much space the whole of Debian takes up. Every package for every supported architecture. Not sure if it includes the space taken by the installation ISOs too.

    A bare minimum installation of Debian (meaning just command-line with a minimal number of programs) is probably around 1GB or so? They recommend at least 4GB space for a server install and 10GB for a desktop.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I find it a surprisingly low value. I can store all the current debian packages in my storage media at home, that's crazy! FOSS really tends to be lean and efficient.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    How do you mean low value? I definitely see value in being able to have every package available offline in certain settings.

    Maybe you got a cabin with a sick (single player) gaming setup but no internet (I dunno I’m spitballin’) and you want to do some updates.

    Pack up a drive with everything possible and make it happen!

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I think they meant low value as in low number, said in a positive way (16gb being a lower number than expected rather than a comment on the quality of it) at least that's how I read it

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Oh! That's if you installed every piece of software they support! A regular installation is quite modestly sized, and install media is DVD sized.

    I can see where that would be confusing though hehe

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