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This Debian Reference (version 2.77) (2021-01-10 06:32:51 UTC) is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian system as a post-installation user’s guide. It covers many aspects of system administration through shell-command examples for non-developers.

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This book is free; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License of any version compliant to the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG).

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https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/

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