Article | REF: H1540 V2

Linux, a free kernel and a free operating system

Author: Raphaël HERTZOG

Publication date: August 10, 2016 | Lire en français

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    4. Main open-source software

    Once you've installed Debian, you're quickly overwhelmed by the sheer number of software packages available, and only experience can tell you which are the best. That's why this section lists the most popular software in each category.

    For each piece of software listed in this section, you'll find the address of the corresponding website and the name of the Debian package(s) in a summary table in the "To find out more" section.

    4.1 Free software directories

    There is no longer a generic directory aiming to be exhaustive, but there are more specific ones such as the one managed by the FSF (Free Software Foundation ( https://directory.fsf.org/ )...

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