Debian is a computer operating system composed entirely of software which is open source. Its primary form, Debian GNU/Linux, is a popular and influential Linux distribution.
Debian is known for its adherence to the Unix and free software philosophies, and for its abundance of options — the current release includes over twenty-six thousand software packages for eleven computer architectures. These architectures range from the Intel/AMD 32-bit/64-bit architectures commonly found in personal computers to the ARM architecture commonly found in embedded systems and the IBM eServer zSeries mainframes.
