How do you pronounce Debian?
DEB-ee-un/ˈdɛbiən/
Commonly said as: "dee-BEE-an", "DAY-bee-an"
debb ee un
Debian
What it is
Debian is one of the oldest Linux distributions, and the base Ubuntu is built on.
Why it gets said wrong
The name blends founder Ian Murdock with Debra, his then girlfriend, so the first syllable is Deb as in Debra, and it carries the stress.
Hear it in a sentence
The base image is Debian.
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