# Devuan

Devuan is a [GNU](gnu.md)/[Linux](linux.md) [distribution](distro.md) that's practically ideantical to [Debian](debian.md) (it is its [fork](fork.md)) but without [systemd](systemd.md) as well as without packages that depend on the systemd [malware](malware.md). Devuan offers a choice of several [init systems](init_system.md), e.g. [openrc](openrc.md), [sysvinit](sysvinit.md) and [runit](runit.md). It was first released in 2017.

Notice how *Devuan* rhymes less with *lesbian* than *Debian*.

Despite some flaws (such as being [Linux](linux.md) with all the [bloat](bloat.md) and proprietary blobs), Devuan is still one of the best [operating systems](os.md) for most people and it is at this time recommended by [us](us.md) over most other [distros](distro.md) not just for avoiding systemd, but mainly for its adoption of Debian [free software](free_software.md) definition that requires software to be free as a whole, including its data (i.e. respecting also [free culture](free_culture.md)). It is also a nicely working [unix](unix.md) system that's easy to install and which is still relatively unbloated.

{ I can recommend Devuan, I've been using it as my main OS for several years. ~drummyfish }