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A common, but not unique patter for derivatives is that of reusing/rebuilding most of the official Debian packages and adding some custom packages of their own. A common, but not unique pattern for derivatives is that of reusing/rebuilding most of the official Debian packages and adding some custom packages of their own.
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According to [[http://distrowatch.com|distrowatch]], Debian has already spawned more than 120 derivatives. According to [[http://distrowatch.com/|distrowatch]], Debian has already spawned [[http://distrowatch.com/search.php?basedon=Debian|more than 300 derivatives]] and [[http://distrowatch.com/search.php?basedon=Debian&status=Active|more than 130 of them are still active]].
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 * [[http://www.debian.org/misc/children-distros|Software distributions based on Debian]]
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 * [[Derivatives/Meetings]]: a list of meetings and events related to Debian derivatives
 * [[Derivatives/Guidelines]]: guidelines and advice for best practices within derivatives
 * [[Derivatives/Census]]: a census of derivative distributions and their information
 * [[Derivatives/CensusFull]]: aggregation of all derivatives registered in the census
 * [[Derivatives/CensusQA]]: email templates for when contacting derivatives about census issues
 * [[Derivatives/Integration]]: documentation about integration of derivatives into Debian infrastructure
 * [[DEX]]: Derivatives EXchange; cross-community teamwork
 * [[UpstreamGuide]]: some things to think about when you are creating new software to put into your distribution
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 * [[MergeDerivedDistributions]]: a proposal for how to bring the work of derived distros into Debian
 * [[http://live.debian.net/project/downstream/|Debian Live]]: downstream distros using Debian Live technology
 * [[CommercialDebianDistros]]: commercial Debian distros
 * [[http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Debian#Derivative_Distributions_of_Debian|OpenMoko]]: Debian derivatives to run on the !OpenMoko FreeRunner phone
 * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions#Debian-based|Wikipedia]]: Wikipedia list of Debian based distributions
 * [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/DebianFamilyTree1210.svg|Debian family tree]]: graph of the Debian family by Wikipedia contributors
 * [[http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=independence#debian|Distrowatch]]: Distrowatch list of Debian based distributions ([[http://distrowatch.com/search.php?basedon=Debian|second list]])
 * [[http://lwn.net/Distributions/|LWN]]: LWN distribution list, search for Debian to find Debian derived ones
 * [[http://futurist.se/gldt/|distro timeline]]: GNU/Linux distro timeline
 * [[http://twerner.blogspot.com/2010/06/results-from-debian-community-poll.html|community poll]]: Debian community poll that included the question "Are you using Debian derived distributions, too?" and resulted in a list of derivatives people use.
 * [[http://www.ubuntu.com/about/about-ubuntu/derivatives|Ubuntu]]: list of Ubuntu (and therefore Debian) derivatives
 * [[DebianMultimedia/Links|Multimedia distros]]: list of multimedia-related distros that are directly or indirectly derived from Debian
 * [[UnofficialRepositories]]: unofficial repositories
 * [[http://www.datamation.com/osrc/article.php/3926941/Linux-Leaders-Debian-and-Ubuntu-Derivative-Distros.htm|Linux Leaders: Debian and Ubuntu Derivative Distros]] by Bruce Byfield

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Debian Derivatives

Debian "derivative" is a colloquial term used to refer to distributions which are based on Debian in various ways.

A common, but not unique pattern for derivatives is that of reusing/rebuilding most of the official Debian packages and adding some custom packages of their own.

According to distrowatch, Debian has already spawned more than 300 derivatives and more than 130 of them are still active.

See also