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Debian 8 and Ubuntu 15.04.
Debian 8 "Jessie"
The latest Debian release ships with kernel 3.16 and comes with five years of support. The default Systemd init brings faster boot times, cgroups for services, and many other benefits. SysV is still available for those who need the legacy init system. Version 8 comes with a new Debian Installer, GCC 4.9.2, Gnome 3.1.4, KDE Applications 4.14.2, and many updated applications. The multiarch image on the DVD supports both i386 and amd64.
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