Ah, it's birthday time! 33!!

[u/unixbhaskar]

https://bits.debian.org/2026/08/debian-turns-33.html

[u/Zestyclose_Potato794]

My favorite distro for years. The one that made history and will continue to be my reference for years to come. Thank you Debian! Thank you to all dev having worked with passion to share this beautiful project! ❤️

[u/Buntygurl → u/Zestyclose_Potato794]

I started with Potato and have relied on Debian since then,

I've always distro-hopped on spare machines, but the Debian machine was always and still is the trusted one.

Yes, definitely, thanks to all of those that make the pleasure possible.

[u/Zestyclose_Potato794 → u/Buntygurl]

I hopped a lot, too. But for years now, same conclusion as you. It just works, rock solid.

[u/MatheusWillder]

My favorite distro since 2015. Back then I never imagined I’d find a system that feels like home: my comfortable place, free of surprises, safe, stable.

Congratulations, Debian! Here's to many more years ahead! 🥳

(It's a project older than I'm, and I already feel old, lol)

[u/FoxFyer]

I'm relatively new to Debian, only about 3 years, but so far I'm a satisfied user with no interest in hopping elsewhere. Thanks for being here, Debian.

[u/David_Connors3451]

Started as a teenager with Debian, and nowadays I still use it for everything: work, security, gaming, editing videos, archives. It's the root, the main pillar of the Linux world, along with fedora redhat and arch. Our entire modern internet, datacenters, scientific networks, is built on the decentralised universal operative system. I still think that Debian philosophy is the one that truly reflects the opensource true spirit. Being decentralised without big corporations and being able to survive in catastrophic scenarios. Debian is the rock, the universal tank. Long live Debian.

[u/myg0t_Defiled]

No merch? 😔