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[[!meta title="Debian GNU/Hurd"]]

Debian GNU/Hurd is an effort to port the Debian distribution to the Hurd. Around 75% of Debian packages can already be run under Debian GNU/Hurd, which makes it very usable. See the [[Status]] of the Debian port for more information.

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One notable difference in this port, is that `/etc/mtab` -> `/proc/mounts`

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# QEMU Image
[[!inline pages=hurd/running/debian/qemu_image raw=yes feeds=no]]

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# Installing
The Debian installer runs natively on the Hurd and it is possible to install a Debian GNU/Hurd system booting it from an IDE or SATA CD-ROM drive or from a USB stick. See 
[installation instructions](http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install) for details and post-installation configuration.

As of late 2025 installation may require larger amount of RAM (&ge; 2 Gi) due to [[hurd/rump/rumpdisk]] memory requirements. It is possible to install 32 bit Hurd (`hurd-i386`) on lower RAM conditions (~ 500 Mi) using the [CrossInstall](#crossinstall) method, by not loading rumpdisk and using disk drivers in gnumach.

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# <a id="crossinstall">CrossInstall</a>
It is possible to install a Debian GNU/Hurd system on a spare partition from an existing Debian GNU/Linux installation. We call this [[CrossInstall]].

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# Contributing
- [[Porting]] — Helping with porting packages
  * [[Patch_submission]] — How to submit patches for build failures
- [[Creating_image_tarball]]

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# Other links
* Official page about the Debian GNU/Hurd port: [Debian GNU/Hurd](http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/)
* Debian [[FAQ]] — Frequently Asked Questions
* [Archive Qualification](http://wiki.debian.org/ArchiveQualification/hurd-i386)
* [[!wikipedia Debian_GNU/Hurd]] on Wikipedia