Debian is a Linux distribution that aims to be safe and reliable. A large number of Linux distributions use Debian as their base.

It forms the base for Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is arguably the most well known Debian based Linux distro available. There are also distros available that are based on Ubuntu.

Some well known Ubuntu based distros include: Xubuntu, Kubuntu and Mint.

Some distros focus on desktop usage, others are perfect to run virtualy, as a container or bare metal on a server. The virtualisation course uses Xubuntu. Docker uses Ubuntu and a distro called Alpine. Finaly, it's very easy to obtain or install an Ubuntu server.

On the Raspberry Pi computers, you will find a Debian distro called Raspbian.

   Copyright 2018 Opensource Academy

   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   You may obtain a copy of the License at

       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.