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🌀 apt-get install website...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 webpage : Depends: libwebsite2.3 but 2.3 is to be installed
           Depends: libcontent0 but it is not installable
           Depends: css3 (>= 4.0) but 3.9 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
INSTALLING... DO NOT CLOSE BROWSER (7 of ∞)
✗ kernel panic: not syncing (click to dismiss)
⚠ 847 packages can be upgraded
ℹ Stable release: last updated 2019
✗ segfault at 0x00000000 (cannot dismiss)
🌀 DEBIAN -- THE UNIVERSAL OPERATING SYSTEM 🌀    Current stable release: Debian 12 "Bookworm" (released June 10, 2023) — next release: when it's ready    ⚠ This site requires Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later    Free Software. Free as in Freedom. Also free as in you figure out how to download it.    🌀 All packages compiled from source for your convenience    WARNING: apt-get upgrade may upgrade things    "It works on my machine" — Debian Developer, 1998–present    📦 58,167 packages available (27 have been tested)   
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Debian
The Unusable Universal Operating System™
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IPv6: enabled (broken)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(for a different page)
1. Introduction to Introduction 1.1 What is an introduction 1.1.1 Definition 1.1.2 History of introductions 2. Downloading Debian 2.1 Choose architecture 2.2 Choose version (required) 2.3 Choose mirror 2.4 Choose CD 1 of 47 2.5 Verify checksums 2.6 Verify verification 2.6.1 Sign the checksum 2.6.2 Sign the signature 3. [SECTION REMOVED] 4. [CLASSIFIED] 5. Dependency Resolution 5.1 Dependency hell 5.2 Circular dependencies 5.3 Accepting your fate 6. FAQ 6.1 Why won't it boot 6.2 See 6.1 6.2.1 See 6.2 7. Contact 7.1 Mailing List 7.2 IRC (1998) 7.3 Interpretive Dance
This table of contents is generated by a Perl script written in 2001. It may not reflect actual page content. Some sections are from the FreeBSD handbook. We are aware.
[ OK ] Started GRUB loading stage 1.
[ OK ] Started GRUB loading stage 2.
[WARN] Stage 2 loading stage 1 again (circular)
[ OK ] Reached target Early Boot.
[FAIL] Failed to start Load Kernel Modules.
[ OK ] Started udev Coldplug all Devices.
[FAIL] Failed to mount /home.
[WARN] /dev/sda1: recovering journal
[ OK ] Reached target Network.
[FAIL] Failed to start Network Manager.
[ OK ] Started Network Manager (without network).
[ OK ] Reached target Basic System.
[FAIL] Failed to start Basic System.
[ OK ] Started Debian website rendering.
[WARN] X server may or may not start. Run startx and hope.
[ OK ] Reached target Graphical Interface.
[ OK ] Reached target Multi-User System.
[FAIL] Failed to reach target Multi-User System.
[ OK ] Started Daily apt upgrade and clean activities.
[ OK ] debian login:
🔴 CRITICAL SECURITY NOTICE: CVE-2024-XXXX affects all Debian versions 1.0–12.0. Patch: compile kernel from source, apply 847 patches manually, reboot 12 times. ETA: when it's ready. See mailing list thread (4,200 replies).
// DOWNLOAD
Choose your version. Note: "stable" means stable, "testing" means don't use in production (but please do), "unstable" means sid which is always unstable which is actually stable for daily use except when it breaks which is always but that's fine. "experimental" is for experiments. Nobody knows what "oldstable" means. We have 5 definitions of "stable" and they conflict.
Debian 1.1
buzz (1996)
Debian 2.0
hamm (1998)
Debian 3.1
sarge (2005)
Debian 5.0
lenny (2009)
Debian 6.0
squeeze (2011)
Debian 7
wheezy (2013)
Debian 8
jessie (2015)
Debian 9
stretch (EOL-ish)
Debian 10
buster (old)
Debian 11
bullseye
OLD
Debian 12
bookworm
NOW
Debian 13
trixie (testing)
Debian sid
unstable (use this)
Debian experimental
(experimental)
Debian 13 rc1
(rc but not released)
You selected: none (required)  |  After choosing version, choose architecture (see below), then mirror (64 available), then ISO type (netinst/DVD/live/rescue/cloud), then checksum type (md5/sha1/sha256/sha512/gpg), then download method (http/ftp/rsync/bittorrent). Simple!
SELECT ARCHITECTURE (required, no default):
■ supported   ■ deprecated (still works, maybe)   ■ source only (compile yourself)   Note: your computer's architecture is not listed above.
DOWNLOAD STATUS (47 CDs required for full install):
debian-12-amd64-CD-1.iso
FAILED: 404
debian-12-amd64-CD-2.iso
73% (stalled)
debian-12-amd64-CD-3.iso
queued
CDs 4–47 are queued. Total: 47 × 650MB = 29.55GB. Estimated time: 4 business decades. You only need CD 1 for a minimal install. CDs 2–47 contain fonts and Tetris.
// PACKAGE DEPENDENCY GRAPH
apt-get install firefox (estimated output):
firefox
├── libgtk-3-0 (>=3.22)
│ ├── libgdk-3-0
│ │ └── libfontconfig1 → CONFLICT with libfontconfig0
│ └── libatk1.0-0 → NOT FOUND
├── libssl3 (CONFLICTS with libssl1.1 which is required by apache2)
├── libpulse0 → requires firefox → requires libpulse0 [CIRCULAR]
├── python3 (>=3.9) but 3.11 is installed (too new, downgrade required)
└── libc6 (>=2.38) → REMOVING: entire system
E: Broken packages. Try 'apt --fix-broken install'. (This will also break things.)
// COMPILE FROM SOURCE (recommended)
# Simple 47-step install process
$ wget https://debian.org/debian.tar.gz.bz2.xz.zst
--2024-01-01 00:00:00-- https://debian.org/debian.tar.gz.bz2.xz.zst
curl: (60) SSL certificate problem: certificate has expired
$ curl -k https://debian.org/debian.tar.gz # -k = ignore security
$ tar -xzvf debian.tar.gz 2>/dev/null # suppress 847 warnings
$ cd debian && ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-everything
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for a C compiler... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found
# Install gcc first: $ apt-get install gcc (requires internet, which requires curl, which requires gcc)
$ make -j$(nproc) 2>&1 | tee build.log | grep -v warning | head -20
make[847]: Entering directory '/home/user/debian/src/lib/utils/helpers/compat'
error: 'NULL' undeclared (first use in this function)
# Estimated build time: 4–6 business weeks on modern hardware
user@debian:~$ man wget
No manual entry for wget
(END) # press q to quit (q not registered)
user@debian:~$ sudo apt-get update
Err:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm InRelease
Could not connect to deb.debian.org:80 (151.101.2.132). - connect (111: Connection refused)
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
user@debian:~$
DEBIAN FREE SOFTWARE GUIDELINES (must scroll to bottom to continue — scrolls right to left):
The Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) are the guidelines Debian uses to determine whether a software license is a free software license, which in turn is used to determine whether a piece of software can be included in Debian. The DFSG is the authoritative statement of Debian's views on free software, and the Debian Social Contract promises that Debian will always follow the DFSG. The DFSG was used as the basis for the Open Source Definition. Furthermore the DFSG has been used as a basis for other definitions of free software. You must read and comprehend the full 40,000 word document before downloading. This box scrolls from right to left due to historical reasons related to an RTL locale bug filed in 1999 (still open). .rettam yna ni krow lliw tI .txet siht daer nac uoy fI .noitcennoc eht ssorca emoc nac taht egassem terces a si siht
LATEST NEWS
58,167
packages available
*27 have been tested
Mon, 01 Jan 2024
Debian 12.x released
A new point release. Contains security fixes. Breaks 3 things. See errata. Errata not yet written.
Fri, 13 Oct 2023
Critical security update (also breaks wifi)
CVE-2023-XXXX patched. Side effect: wifi driver now requires manual firmware blobs from manufacturer. Manufacturer bankrupt 2009.
Wed, 11 Feb 1997
Debian project founded (news)
We founded the project. Website launched same day. Website not updated since.
LIVE ERROR LOG
Jan 1 00:00:01 kernel: ACPI BIOS Error
Jan 1 00:00:02 kernel: ata1.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
Jan 1 00:00:03 systemd: Failed to start networking
Jan 1 00:00:04 kernel: EXT4-fs error (device sda1)
Jan 1 00:00:05 kernel: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference ← YOU ARE HERE
Jan 1 00:00:06 kernel: (pretending this is fine)
OPEN BUGS
62,847
open bug reports
(includes: your bug, our bug, their bug, a bug from 1996 marked "wontfix" but everyone needs it fixed)
Secret: the download links are broken on purpose to test your resolve. Real Debian users compile from source.
To report a bug: subscribe to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org (4,000 emails/day), send an email with subject: "Bug#XXXXXX: package: description" using reportbug which requires a working internet connection which requires the package that has the bug.
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