Yes, Debian is still a pain to install, especially when compared to some others Linux distributions such as Red Hat, Mandrake or SuSE. However, one has to admire how a group of volunteers from all over the world came together to design this tremendously solid and stable distribution. Some say it lags behind quite a bit, but sure that is not a problem for a server. Some other people say it is "too political" because it sticks to free software only, but that also removes unnecessary headaches for the system administrators. If you install Debian, you know you will not be getting in trouble with licensing issues, sudden changes in company strategies, etc.



The cornerstone of the whole Debian community, this contract is a set of commitments that the Debian agrees to abide by. Incidentally, it was also used as the basis for the Open Source Definition
Slashdot-like website for the Debian community. It is a nice place to obtain information about the latest Debian news, technical tips, seek help in its forums, etc.
Need to know what is going on in the Debian community? Would like to follow the latest ideas suggested to the debian-devel list? This is your place.
Community website more geared towards those who need technical assistance on Debian-related issues. It also links to programming articles.
The Debian Universe is an ongoing book that guides the reader through Debian GNU/Linux. Many of its excellent chapters are being published by linmagau, the Australian Linux Magazine.
Useful manual containing plenty of information about Debian: history of the project, installation (including specific models), networking, package administration, booting, audio, CD reading and writing, cameras... It is obviously aimed at those who plan to use Debian as a desktop system.
Are you familiar with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux product? Well, these guys intend to be something quite similar but based on Debian. In other words, an enterprise-ready but totally free Linux distribution.
Find Debian stable too... stable? Need to run Debian on a home desktop or workstation and would like more up-to-date software? Give Ubuntu a try. It's Debian based, installs from a single CD, and is tightly coupled with GNOME. It puts out a release every six months.
Project to create an embedded version of Debian GNU/Linux that scales from large to very small systems and supports a wide range of architectures.
The official repository of tips and information for the Debian project, unless you are looking for the lengthier Debian documentation, of course.
Collection of Debian-related blogs from all over the world. Something similar to Planet GNOME but for the Debian community. It gathers blog entries from people involved in Debian, although the topics range from technology to movies and hobbies.
Sometimes one needs a deb package that is not available in any of the official Debian repositories. Where to look for it then? This website is the answer. It allows you to search unofficial apt-get repositories.
How many times have we heard that comment? "Sure, Debian is cool but the stable branch is soo far behind..." Well, this website comes in to fill that void, allowing you to install newer packages in stable.
If you run Debian on multiple machines in your network, Apt-Cacher is the project for you. It's a CGI script that will keep a cache of Debian packages so you don't need to download them from outside your network all the time.
Project to add to APT the ability to verify the authenticity of Debian packages.
Humongous archive containing all (yes, you read right, all) Debian packages, so you can use your apt to install any given snapshot of Debian.
W. Borgert put together this quick Debian Reference Card to provide new users with a list of the most important commands that will be needed to administer a Debian box. Quite useful.
View the changelog for the latest version of any Debian source package, although the tool is currently limited only to packages in main.
Alioth is a free service to Open Source developers offering easy access to the best in CVS, mailing lists, bug tracking, message boards/forums, task management, site hosting, permanent file archival, full backups, and total web-based administration.
Detailed online documentation on how to create customer kernel packages using the make-kpkg command.
Software to automate Linux installs and software distributions. It is not specifically written for Debian, but it works fine with it.
Fully Automated Installation for Debian, originally written to be applied in Linux clusters but it works fine everywhere else.
Document written by Rodd Ahrenstorff with directions to perform a customized installation of Debian GNU/Linux. The document includes scripts that can be modified to suit any need.
Paper with information about the philosophy behind the Custom Debian Distributions as well as technical information used to put them together. It explains, among other things, the concept of meta-packages and user role based menus.
Unofficial repository for Debian stable with the latest PHP and MySQL packages always available. Simply add them to your sources.list and you are all set to go.
Extraordinary collection og Debian system administration tips and resources. You will find here plenty of documentation on how to configure your Debian box.
Build your own sources.list file painlessly by selecting your preferred set of repositories using this web interface.