How to Install Debian 8.6 KDE Desktop and Review on VMware Tutorial

Debian 8.6 KDE Desktop Installation and Review

Easy tutorial on how to install Debian 8.6 KDE Desktop and review on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. You can use this tutorial also for installing Debian 8.6 KDE on physical computer or laptop or bare-metal server. VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) is automatically installed by the installer, so we do not need to install it separately.

Debian 8.6 KDE Installation Steps:

1. Download Debian 8.6 KDE Live ISO
2. Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
3. Start Installation
4. Debian 8.6 KDE Desktop Review

Debian 8.6 KDE Installation and Review on VMware

What is Debian GNU/Linux?

Debian is a Unix-like computer operating system that is composed entirely of free software, most of which is under the GNU General Public License and packaged by a group of individuals participating in the Debian Project. The Debian Project was first announced in 1993 by Ian Murdock, Debian 0.01 was released on September 15, 1993 and the first stable release was made in 1996. The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian.

Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel. Linux is a completely free piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. Of course, the thing that people want is application software: programs to help them get what they want to do done, from editing documents to running a business to playing games to writing more software. Debian comes with over 50,000 packages.
Debian Website: https://www.debian.org/

What is KDE Desktop?

The KDE Community is an international technology team dedicated to creating a free and user-friendly computing experience, offering an advanced graphical desktop, a wide variety of applications for communication, work, education and entertainment and a platform to easily build new applications upon.  In this regard, the resources provided by KDE make it a central development hub and home for many popular applications and projects like Calligra Suite, Krita, digiKam, and many others.
KDE Website: https://www.kde.org/

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