• Salvo@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Debian is a great foundation for any distribution.

    That said, Debian is perfectly fine to use as a daily driver. Besides RedHat, it has had the most stable longevity of any distribution.

    • Law Abiding VPN User@feddit.orgEnglish
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      2 days ago

      stable? I guess, I don’t use it, I’ll take your word for it

      secure? what kind of whitelisting application can you get for it? if you can’t get one for it then it’s not secure

      • Salvo@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        2 days ago

        I suppose “mature” would be a different word, but still not 100% accurate.

        I meant Stable and Secure as in “consistent over time”.

        The fact that it is also Stable as an operating system and Secure as in production workflow.

        They are Conservative without being regressive.

        • Law Abiding VPN User@feddit.orgEnglish
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          11 hours ago

          so how do you keep malware from running on it?

          And don’t say “be careful about what you click on” the days of having to be tricked into clicking on things to get infected are long gone. Yes, linux machines CAN and do get malware