Debian is generally meant for tech-savvies as it offers way more features to that other OSs, so counting it as a feature that it gives yiu generous flexibility in installing zillions of UNIX/Linux based software.

It is open-sourced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You need to be knowledgeable of Linux as it isn't as straightforward as OSs such as Windows and Mac OS, plus, you'll have to be good with terminal Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

its a lot of things

free of cost

high security

almost all software working on it

and major open source Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

no active directory like software avavible Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Supported by numerous software applications and open-source tools. Easy to use once you have your software going. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not very new-user friendly for installation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Debian is very lightweight system among the flavours. It provides a good stability and easiest command provides a simple configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Only thing I didn't like is it has outdated packages. Multiple times need to use older packages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best part about Debian for me is the user compatibility. Setting up and customizing has never been a more seamless experience to me. As a beginner too, i could easily manage to figure out my around the operating system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At times Debian can seem outdated in terms of support and usability for new packaged applications and libraries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

"Championing Debian: Where Ease of Use, Seamless Implementation, Stellar Customer Support, Regular Usage, Rich Feature Set, and Smooth Integration Unite. Experience the Pinnacle of Debian Excellence!" Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

"Critiquing Debian: Some Reservations, Yet Overall Satisfaction with its Other Distinctive Features." Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Debian is a great Linux distro, and since Ubuntu is based on it, you will find many things for those operating systems. It is fast and reliable, with built-in developers tools available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Since Debian is not the most used, it is not so popular and the community is not as big as the Ubuntu's community. I think the UI in Ubuntu is better and more modern, despite they are similar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very stable OS with a huge amount of packaged software. Supported for security issues up to 10 years (LTS + ELTS). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Being a community OS it is not backed by a company which can provide official support. In that cases one may want to used Red Hat or other commercial offerings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Excellent, performant, and secure Operating System Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

something goes wrong sometimes but it's really one in 100 cases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I used the Raspberry Pi device, in which I have used Debian and I felt it is the best to have and work on it. UI is a good and less loaded one. easy to manipulate & work on it with complete functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UI needs much more improvement, as when we look for a smart mirror kind of project, we would expect to have a little customisable UI for this OS so that it would be looking good. Other platform has moving ahead of Debian with respect to the UI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.