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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title> Debian Pure Blends </title> <link rel="author" href="mailto:webmaster@debian.org"> <meta name="Generator" content="WML 2.32.0"> <meta name="Modified" content="2025-03-16 23:27:27"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"> <meta name="mobileoptimized" content="300"> <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true"> <link href="../debian.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <link href="../debian-en.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="Debian website search" href="../search.en.xml"> </head> <body> <div id="header"> <div id="upperheader"> <div id="logo"> <a href="../" title="Debian Home"><img src="../Pics/openlogo-50.png" alt="Debian" width="50" height="61"></a> </div>  <div id="searchbox"> <form name="p" method="get" action="https://search.debian.org/cgi-bin/omega"> <p> <input type="hidden" name="DB" value="en"> <input name="P" value="" size="14"> <input type="submit" value="Search"> </p> </form> </div>  </div>   <div id="navbar"> <p class="hidecss"><a href="#content">Skip Quicknav</a></p> <ul>  <li><a href="https://bits.debian.org/" title="Bits from Debian">Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://micronews.debian.org" title="Micronews from Debian">Micronews</a></li> <li><a href="https://planet.debian.org/" title="The Planet of Debian">Planet</a></li> </ul> </div>  <p id="breadcrumbs"> Debian Pure Blends</p> </div>   <div id="content"> <h1>Debian Pure Blends</h1> <p> Debian Pure Blends are a solution for groups of people with specific needs. Not only do they provide handy collections (meta-packages) of specific packages, but they also ease installation and configuration for the intended purpose. They cover the interests of different groups of people, who might be children, scientists, gamers, lawyers, medical staff, visually impaired people, etc. Their common goal is to simplify installation and administration of computers for their target audience, and to connect that audience with the people writing or packaging the software they use. </p> <p>You can read more about Debian Pure Blends in the <a href="https://blends.debian.org/blends/">Pure Blends Manual</a>.</p> <ul class="toc"> <li><a href="#released">Released Pure Blends</a></li> <li><a href="#unreleased">Upcoming Pure Blends</a></li> <li><a href="#development">Development</a></li> </ul> <div class="card" id="released"> <h2>Released Pure Blends</h2> <div> <p>"Released" may have different meanings for different blends. In most cases it means that the blend has metapackages or an installer that was released in a stable release of Debian. Blends may also provide installation media or form the basis of a derivative distribution. See the individual blend pages for more information on that particular blend.</p> <table class="tabular" summary=""> <tbody> <tr> <th>Blend</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Quick Links</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://blends.debian.org/accessibility">Debian Accessibility</a></td> <td>The goal of Debian Accessibility is to develop Debian into an operating system that is particularly well suited for the requirements of people with disabilities.</td> <td> <a href="https://blends.debian.org/accessibility/tasks">Metapackages</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://blends.debian.org/astro">Debian Astro</a></td> <td>The goal of Debian Astro is to develop a Debian based operating system that fits the requirements of both professional and hobby astronomers. It integrates a large number of software packages covering telescope control, data reduction, presentation and other fields.</td> <td> <a href="https://blends.debian.org/astro/tasks">Metapackages</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/Debichem">DebiChem</a></td> <td>The goal of DebiChem is to make Debian a good platform for chemists in their day-to-day work.</td> <td> <a href="https://blends.debian.org/debichem/tasks">Metapackages</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://blends.debian.org/edu">Debian Edu</a></td> <td>The goal of Debian Edu is to provide a Debian OS system suitable for educational use and in schools.</td> <td> <a href="https://blends.debian.org/edu/tasks">Metapackages</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/Games">Debian Games</a></td> <td>The goal of Debian Games is to provide games in Debian from arcade and adventure to simulation and strategy.</td> <td> <a href="https://blends.debian.org/games/tasks">Metapackages</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="gis/">Debian GIS</a></td> <td>The goal of Debian GIS is to develop Debian into the best distribution for Geographical Information System applications and users.</td> <td> <a href="gis/get/metapackages">Metapackages</a> <a href="gis/deriv">Derivatives</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebianJr">Debian Junior</a></td> <td>The goal of Debian Junior is to make Debian an OS that children will enjoy using.</td> <td> <a href="https://blends.debian.org/junior/tasks">Metapackages</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med/">Debian Med</a></td> <td>The goal of Debian Med is a complete free and open system for all tasks in medical care and research. To achieve this goal Debian Med integrates related free and open source software for medical imaging, bioinformatics, clinic IT infrastructure, and others within the Debian OS.</td> <td> <a href="https://blends.debian.org/med/tasks">Metapackages</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia">Debian Multimedia</a></td> <td>The goal of Debian Multimedia is to make Debian a good platform for audio and multimedia work.</td> <td> <a href="https://blends.debian.org/multimedia/tasks">Metapackages</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience">Debian Science</a></td> <td>The goal of Debian Science is to provide a better experience when using Debian to researchers and scientists.</td> <td> <a href="https://blends.debian.org/science/tasks">Metapackages</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox">FreedomBox</a></td> <td>The goal of FreedomBox is to develop, design and promote personal servers running free software for private, personal communications. Applications include blogs, wikis, websites, social networks, email, web proxy and a Tor relay on a device that can replace a wireless router so that data stays with the users.</td> <td> <a href="https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Download">Downloads</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="hamradio/">Hamradio</a></td> <td>The goal of Debian Hamradio is to support the needs of radio amateurs in Debian by providing logging, data mode and packet mode applications and more.</td> <td> <a href="hamradio/get/metapackages">Metapackages</a> <a href="hamradio/get/live">Downloads</a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="card" id="unreleased"> <h2>Upcoming Pure Blends</h2> <div> <p>These blends are works-in-progress and have not yet made a stable release although they may be available in the <a href="https://www.debian.org/releases/testing/">testing</a> or <a href="https://www.debian.org/releases/unstable">unstable</a> distribution. Some upcoming pure blends may still rely on non-free components.</p> <table class="tabular" summary=""> <tbody> <tr> <th>Blend</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Quick Links</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/Design">Debian Design</a></td> <td>The goal of Debian Design is to provide applications for designers. This includes graphic design, web design and multimedia design.</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebianParl">DebianParl</a></td> <td>The goal of DebianParl is to provide applications to support the needs of parliamentarians, politicians and their staffers all around the world.</td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <div class="card" id="development"> <h2>Development</h2> <div> <p>If you're interested in getting involved in the development of Debian Pure Blends, you can find development information on the <a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebianPureBlends">wiki pages</a>. </p> </div> </div> <div class="clr"></div> </div>  <div id="footer"> <hr class="hidecss"> <p>Back to the <a href="../">Debian Project homepage</a>.</p> <hr>  <div id="pageLang"> <div id="langSelector"> This page is also available in the following languages: <div id="langContainer"> <select onchange="location = this.value;"> <option value="" disabled selected>Select your language</option> <option value="index.da.html" title="Danish" lang="da">dansk</option> <option value="index.de.html" title="German" lang="de">Deutsch</option> <option value="index.es.html" title="Spanish" lang="es">español</option> <option value="index.fr.html" title="French" lang="fr">français</option> <option value="index.it.html" title="Italian" lang="it">Italiano</option> <option value="index.nl.html" title="Dutch" lang="nl">Nederlands</option> <option value="index.pt.html" title="Portuguese" lang="pt">Português</option> <option value="index.ro.html" title="Romanian" lang="ro">română</option> <option value="index.sv.html" title="Swedish" lang="sv">svenska</option> <option value="index.ru.html" title="Russian" lang="ru">Русский (Russkij)</option> <option value="index.zh-cn.html" title="Chinese (China)" lang="zh-CN">中文(简)</option> <option value="index.zh-hk.html" title="Chinese (Hong Kong)" lang="zh-HK">中文(HK)</option> <option value="index.zh-tw.html" title="Chinese (Taiwan)" lang="zh-TW">中文(繁)</option> <option value="index.ko.html" title="Korean" lang="ko">한국어 (Korean)</option> <option value="index.el.html" title="Greek" lang="el">Ελληνικά (Ellinika)</option> </select> </div> How to set <a href="../intro/cn">the default document language</a> </div></div> <hr> <div id="footermap">  <p><strong><a href="/">Home</a></strong></p> <ul id="footermap-cola"> <li><a href="../intro/about">About</a> <ul> <li><a href="../social_contract">Social Contract</a></li> <li><a href="../code_of_conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="../intro/free">Free Software</a></li> <li><a href="../legal">Legal Info</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="../intro/help">Help Debian</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footermap-colb"> <li><a href="../distrib/">Getting Debian</a> <ul> <li><a href="../distrib/netinst">Network install</a></li> <li><a href="../CD/">CD/USB ISO images</a></li> <li><a href="../blends/">Pure Blends</a></li> <li><a href="../distrib/packages">Debian Packages</a></li> <li><a href="../devel/">Developers' Corner</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul id="footermap-colc"> <li><a href="../News/">News</a> <ul> <li><a href="../News/weekly/">Project News</a></li> <li><a href="../events/">Events</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="../doc/">Documentation</a> <ul> <li><a href="../releases/">Release Info</a></li> <li><a href="https://wiki.debian.org/">Debian Wiki</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul id="footermap-cold"> <li><a href="../support">Support</a> <ul> <li><a href="../international/">Debian International</a></li> <li><a href="../security/">Security Information</a></li> <li><a href="../Bugs/">Bug reports</a></li> <li><a href="../MailingLists/">Mailing Lists</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul id="footermap-cole"> <li><a href="../sitemap">Site map</a></li> <li><a href="https://search.debian.org/">Search</a></li> <li><a href="https://bits.debian.org">The Debian Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://micronews.debian.org">Debian Micronews</a></li> <li><a href="https://planet.debian.org">Debian Planet</a></li> </ul>  </div>  <div id="fineprint">  <p>See our <a href="../contact">contact page</a> to get in touch. 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