Debian vs OpenIndiana
Debian
debian.orgOpenIndiana
openindiana.orgSide by side
| Figure | Debian | OpenIndiana |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Server Operating System | 8.0 (#6) | 7.4 (#14) |
| Spec score · Operating Systems | 8.1 (#10) | 7.6 (#29) |
| Security | Debian coordinates security advisories with other free software vendors, and many advisories are published the same day a vulnerability becomes public. | The project says it seeks to quickly mitigate known flaws in the actively maintained Hipster branch and asks users to report concerns through its bug tracker. |
| What it is | Debian is a free operating system created by the Debian Project, an association of individuals. | OpenIndiana is a community-driven illumos-based Unix-like operating system derived from OpenSolaris. |
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In their own words
Debian
Debian is a free operating system created by the Debian Project, an association of individuals. Its systems use either the Linux or FreeBSD kernel and include more than 70,000 packages managed with APT, plus tools for managing packages across computers. Installation choices include a live system with the Calamares installer and an installer with options such as automated network installation. Debian supports architectures including amd64, i386, ARM variants, POWER, IBM System Z and RISC-V. Users can choose stable, testing or unstable releases, upgrade to a new release or update individual packages. Debian coordinates security advisories with other free software vendors, and many advisories are published the day a vulnerability becomes public. Its free Long Term Support extends stable releases to at least five years; commercial Extended LTS covers a limited set of packages beyond that. Official cloud images are available, and Debian can also run in virtual machines or containers. Help is available through documentation, mailing lists, IRC and consultants. Debian notes that hardware from companies that do not publish specifications may not work with GNU/Linux.
OpenIndiana
OpenIndiana has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.