Debian 13.0 ‘Trixie’/ 12.11 ‘Bookworm’ – Download Linux ISO

Debian is a free Linux operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is a collection of basic programs and utilities that enable your computer to function. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), while most of the essential OS tools come from the GNU project, which is why it is often referred to as GNU/Linux.

Linux is software initiated by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. Work is ongoing to provide Debian with other kernels, primarily the Hurd. The Hurd is a collection of servers that operate on top of a microkernel (such as Mach) to implement various features. The Hurd is free software produced by the GNU project.

A significant portion of the essential tools that make up the operating system originates from the GNU project, which is why it is referred to as GNU/Linux and GNU/Hurd. These tools are also free. However, users typically seek application software—programs that help them accomplish tasks such as editing documents, running a business, playing games, or developing software. Debian comes with over 29,000 packages (precompiled software bundled for easy installation on your machine), all available at no cost.

This operating system runs on a large number of computers, from palmtops and handheld systems to supercomputers, and everything in between. It supports twelve architectures: Sun SPARC (sparc), HP Alpha (alpha), Motorola/IBM PowerPC (PowerPC), Intel IA-32 (i386), IA-64 (ia64), HP PA-RISC (hppa), MIPS (mips, mipsel), ARM (arm, armel), IBM S/390 (s390), and AMD64 and Intel EM64T (amd64).

Debian GNU/Linux offers more than a pure OS:

It comes with over 29000 packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine. Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel.

Thanks to the ongoing availability and updates of free versions of Java technology, including OpenJDK and the GNU Compiler for Java, we can now ship Java-based applications in Debian’s main repository. This integration into Debian GNU/Linux ensures that users have easy access to these tools.

The package management systems now support translated package descriptions for users who are not native English speakers. If available, they will automatically show the description of a package in the user’s native language.

You can install Debian GNU/Linux using various installation media, such as DVDs, CDs, USB sticks, floppy disks, or the network. GNOME is the default desktop environment, and it is included on the first CD. Other desktop environments, such as KDE, Xfce, and LXDE, can be installed through two new alternative CD images. Also available with Debian GNU/Linux are multi-arch CDs and DVDs that enable the installation of multiple architectures from a single disc. This release includes Blu-ray Discs, allowing the entire archive for an architecture to be shipped on a single BD.

In addition to the regular installation media, you can now use Debian GNU/Linux directly without prior installation. The live images available for CDs, USB sticks, and netboot setups allow this. Initially, these images are provided only for the amd64 and i386 architectures.