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It is a downloadable file. How often do you trust strangers that say "Here you go" with no actual context. I'm not trying to be mean, but seriously put yourself in my shoes. Would you download that file?
Yes. It's just a gzip file from Debian.
My understanding of gzip files is simply that they're compressed. Compressed files can still be dangerous last I checked. And like I said to the other guy, I don't know what Debian is. I'm asking for a start into the open source world, how would I know that this random ass compressed file from somewhere I've never heard of is going to be safe?
Debian is one of the largest GNU/Linux variants out there. Who and what you trust are personal decisions but they’ve got a good reputation.
Thank you, I appreciate you actually trying to educate me. If I knew that, I definitely would have been less suspicious