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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I thought I'll make this thread for all of you out there who have questions but are afraid to ask them. This is your chance!

I'll try my best to answer any questions here, but I hope others in the community will contribute too!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I disagree. Stable, yes. But stable as in unchanging (including bug-for-bug compatibility), which imo is not what most users want. It is what server admins want though. Most newbie desktop users don't realize this about debian based systems, and is one of the sources of trouble they experience.

Debian tries to be secure by back porting security fixes, but they just cannot feasibly do this for all software, and last I checked, there were unaddressed vulnerabilities in debian's version of software that they had not yet backported (and they had been known for a while). I'm happy to look up the source for you if you're interested.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Show me a source. I run Debian everywhere including production critical systems. I've never had an issue

Maybe start here: https://www.debian.org/security/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Here's an example:

https://www.reddit.com/r/debian/comments/pgv3wc/debian_chromium_package_has_many_security_issues/

Being able to run a distribution on multiple machines does not mean it is free of vulnerabilities. You'd only know if you're checking CVEs for each package you use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

A reddit post from 3 years ago is not valid evidence

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

As if Debian has changed fundamentally since then...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It has

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Are you able to demonstrate with supporting evidence?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Why is that? It shows proof of the exact thing I said. If you don't like that it's on Reddit, I can copy paste it here.

If you want more examples, I'm happy to provide them. Here is another example:

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/linux