Debian 9 Stretch: Features of the distribution

Debian 9 Stretch is a Linux operating system distribution that was released in June 2017. It is an updated version of Debian 8 Jessie and contains newer versions of software.

Features of Debian 9 Stretch

Debian 9 is designed to be used on both desktops and servers. It offers many utilities and tools that allow you to customize and manage your system, and includes a more modern version of the Linux kernel. The main goals of Debian 9 are security, stability and reliability, making it one of the most popular Linux distributions.

Here are the main features of the distribution:

1. Improved security: Debian 9 includes AppArmor to provide application protection and SELinux to restrict user access to system resources.
2. Efficient package management: Stretch has over 51,000 packages in its repositories, providing maximum flexibility and functionality in package management.
3. Support for installation on encrypted systems: supports installation on encrypted systems, providing additional security for users.
4. Improved hardware support: Support for new hardware, including touch screens, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices.
5. Updated Linux kernel: Debian 9 uses the Linux 4.9 kernel, which maximizes performance and security.
6. Improved Docker support: Stretch has native Docker support for easy container creation and management.
7. Built-in network management tool: Stretch includes the new Netplan tool for managing network interfaces and configuring IP addresses.
8. Developers no longer need superuser privileges to build an application.
9. GNOME (3.22) has been updated to include improved handling of frequently used applications, filtering of search results in applications and editors.

It should be noted that OpenSSL 1.1.0 is integrated into this distribution and additional security mechanisms such as SSLv2 and SSLv3 have been removed.

Debian 9 Stretch features

There are a few features that we will focus on.

User Identity System

Debian 9 can use multiple user identity systems such as LDAP, NIS and Hesiod at the same time. This makes it easier to customize the system for large corporate networks with many users.

Support for package managers

Debian's package manager, dpkg, supports many additional tools such as apt, aptitude, apt-rdepends, apt-listchanges, etc. This makes it easy to manage packages on Debian. This makes it easy to manage packages on Debian and simplifies software installation and upgrades.

Automatic parsing of configuration files

Debian 9 automatically parses configuration files during the package installation process. This makes the software installation process on Debian less time-consuming and less error-prone.

Open Source

Like most Linux distributions, Debian 9 is open source. This allows users to customize it to perfection and on their own machine.

Large community of users and developers

Debian 9 has one of the largest and most active user and developer communities in the Linux world. This means that you can always find help and advice from other Debian 9 users on the Internet.