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Download Debian 6

Debian 6 Download

Debian provides all packages on CD / DVD and the total size is around 32GB+ for all media files. You only need to download first CD / DVD and install the base system. Once downloaded, use the Internet to install any packages.
Please note that the latest stable version is 6.0.4.

32 bit vs 64 bit Debian Linux Version

  • For almost all PCs use 32 bit version. For e.g., most machines with Intel/AMD type processors.
  • Choose 64 bit version to take full advantage of computers based on the AMD64 or EM64T architecture (e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon, Core 2 duo).

Debian 6 DVD ISO download

There are total 8 DVD images:
You can use the following shell script to grab all 8 DVD images:
#!/bin/bash
# getdeb6: Download Debian 6 DVD images
# Tip: run it over screen session
# Added $_version for easy upgrade 
# -------------------------------------------
_bit="${1:-64}"
_arch="i386"
_version="6.0.4"
_base="http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/${_version}/i386/iso-dvd/"
 
[ "$_bit" == "64" ] && { _base="http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/${_version}/amd64/iso-dvd/"; _arch="amd64"; }
echo "Downloading Debian GNU/Linux v${_version} ${_bit} bit DVD..."
for i in {1..8}
do
        # build image path
 _image="${_base}/debian-${_version}-${_arch}-DVD-${i}.iso"
 wget -c $_image
done
To grab 32 bit images, enter:
$ mkdir debian6_32 && cd debian6_32
$ ./getdeb6 32

To grab 64 bit images
$ mkdir debian6_64 && cd debian6_64
$ ./getdeb6

Debian download: Debian 6 CD ISO download

There are total 52 ISO images, I strongly suggest to get DVD images :
You can use the following shell script to grab all 52 images:
#!/bin/bash
# getdeb6: Download Debian 6 ISO images
# Tip: run it over screen session
# Added $_version for easy downloads
_bit="${1:-64}"
_arch="i386"
_version="6.0.4"
_base="http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/${_version}/i386/iso-cd"
[ "$_bit" == "64" ] && { _base="http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/${_version}/amd64/iso-cd"; _arch="amd64";}
echo "Downloading Debian GNU/Linux v${_version} ${_bit} bit ISO images..."
for i in {1..52}
do
 _image="${_base}/debian-${_version}-${_arch}-CD-${i}.iso"
 wget -c $_image
done
To grab 32 bit images, enter:
$ mkdir debian6_32 && cd debian6_32
$ ./getdeb6 32

To grab 64 bit images
$ mkdir debian6_64 && cd debian6_64
$ ./getdeb6

Debian Linux 6 DVD ISO BitTorrent download

Download images from the following mirror:

Debian 6 DVD ISO BitTorrent download

Debian 6 Upgrade over the Internet

Debian Linux 6 Download Mirrors list

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