Choosing the right flavor of Debian (Simple)

The Debian Project prides itself on producing the Universal Operating System. This means that the software the project puts together runs on a broad set of hardware (architectures) for several types of purposes, and even for different kernels such as Linux, Hurd, or FreeBSD.

Choosing the right flavor of Debian for your setup might seem intimidating at first, but this recipe will provide you with decision elements to help you reduce your time to market with Debian and choose the right architecture and installation method, particularly for a web server.