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 * Debian does not distribute binary images of standard systems, but distributes
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 * Distribution of a generic cloud image in the debian archive is under
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List of differences between standard and cloud systems

The goal of this page is to list the differences, and organize which and how to resolve them. Here, standard refers to Debian systems installed with DebianInstaller with the default settings, following the instructions in http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual.

Eventually, we should converge on a consensus that the remaining differences, if any, do not prevent us to claim that the cloud images are genuine Debian systems (706052).

Distribution Binary images

  • Debian does not distribute binary images of standard systems, but distributes installation media with a binary image of DebianInstaller.

  • AWS, Azure and GCE images are available on the respective public clouds.
  • Distribution of a generic cloud image in the debian archive is under discussion.

Debian CD (standard image)

AWS

Azure

GCP

Openstack

Oracle

Tool for generating images

DebianInstaller

bootstrap-vz

openstack-debian-images

bootstrap-vz

openstack-debian-images

unknown

Archive components available by default

main

main

main

main

main

main

Images available for Debian releases (suites)

stable1

Kernel

default

default

custom

custom

unknown

custom

Installed packages (default image)

packages with priority important (debootstrap and higher (plus user choice if any [tasksel])

packages from debootstrap plus:
cloud-init

unknown

packages from debootstrap plus:
google-startup-scripts,
google-compute-daemon,
image-bundle

unknown

unknown

Packages installed from outside of Debian archive

none

none

none

see2

unknown

unknown

Default system account

none

admin

unknown

none3

unknown

opc

Images description schema

debian-<release version>-<architecture>-<ccd numbner|desktop configuration>.iso

3791011027354/debian-<codename>-<architecture>-<YYYYMMDD>

unknown

debian-<<release version>>-<<codename>>-v<<YYYYMMDD>>

unknown

Not released yet (Jan 2016)

  1. Discussions are under way (independently for DebianInstaller and cloud images) to list stable backports by default (installation of backport packages will still be manual, but updates become automatic) (1)

  2. Cloud/GoogleComputeEngineImage (2)

  3. https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/linux-quickstart (3)

  4. AMI owner AWS account ID (4)