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51 debian is a linux distribution that is totaly open source and by default only comes with open source software. for example iceweasle (the clone for firefox) or openjdk(java). I like to keep it this way but I do not care if it is not always possible or the best thing to do.
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57 apt-get works in debian, until you want non open source drivers then it doesn't check your xorg version and at least in my case I ended up with out a GUI.