1.1. What is Debian GNU/kFreeBSD?

Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is a port of the Debian operating system that consists of the GNU userland, GNU C library, Debian package management and system tools, on top of the FreeBSD kernel. Think Debian GNU/Linux, with FreeBSD's kernel in place of Linux. All the benefits of your typical Debian system, along with a modern, robust FreeBSD kernel.

While there has not yet been an official Debian GNU/kFreeBSD release, snapshots of the latest stable branch are provided. For the Debian 5.0 'lenny' release snapshot, see the following wiki entry.

1.2. Getting started

This guide will outline the steps involved in a standard Debian GNU/kFreeBSD installation. If you'd like to find out more about Debian GNU/kFreeBSD before beginning the installation, the official wiki, among other things, contains lots of interesting information.