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[[File:Debian10-text-installer.png|thumb|Text version of the [[Debian Installer]] ]]
[[File:Debian 12 Graphical Installer.png|thumb|Graphical version of the Debian Installer]]
[[File:Debian10Debian 12 CLI-console-loginConsole mode.png|thumb|Debian 12 console login and welcome message]]
 
Debian has access to online [[software repository|repositories]] that contain over 51,000 [[Package (package management system)|packages]].<ref>{{cite web |title = 50.000 binary packages |first1=Ralf |last1=Treinen |date=8 Feb 2016 |url = https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/02/msg00122.html |publisher = Debian |access-date = February 8, 2016 |archive-date = February 13, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160213234055/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/02/msg00122.html |url-status = live }}</ref> Debian officially contains only free software, but non-free software can be downloaded and installed from the Debian repositories.<ref name="packages">{{cite web |url = http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages |title = Packages |publisher = Debian |access-date = 2014-06-22 |archive-date = June 21, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140621193509/http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages |url-status = live }}</ref> Debian includes popular free programs such as [[LibreOffice]],<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110623 |title = Debian Moves to LibreOffice |publisher = Debian |access-date = 2012-03-05 |archive-date = January 11, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120111222046/http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110623 |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Firefox]] web browser, [[GNOME Evolution|Evolution]] mail, [[K3b]] disc burner, [[VLC media player]], [[GIMP]] image editor, and [[Evince]] document viewer.<ref name="packages" /> Debian is a popular choice for [[server (computing)|servers]], for example as the operating system component of a [[LAMP (software bundle)|LAMP]] stack.<ref>{{cite magazine |url = http://www.pcworld.com/article/247845/debian_linux_named_most_popular_distro_for_web_servers.html |title = Debian Linux Named Most Popular Distro for Web Servers |last = Noyes |first = Katherine |magazine = [[PC World]] |date = 2012-01-11 |access-date = 2013-02-14 |archive-date = February 9, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130209000744/http://www.pcworld.com/article/247845/debian_linux_named_most_popular_distro_for_web_servers.html |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://w3techs.com/technologies/details/os-linux/all/all |title = Usage statistics and market share of Linux for websites |publisher = W3Techs.com |access-date = 2014-06-10 |archive-date = July 18, 2012 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20120718181627/http://w3techs.com/technologies/details/os-linux/all/all |url-status = live }}</ref>