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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by WhosMansIsThis@lemmy.sdf.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Title pretty much says it all. I've been using ubuntu as my daily driver for the last 5 years or so and honestly, I've had a wonderful experience with it.

That said, with the way things are going, I feel like its only a matter of time before Canonical pulls the rug out so I'd like to at least get my feet wet with something other than Ubuntu and Debian seems like the logical choice.

I mainly use my machines for gaming, self hosting, programming, and weird networking projects/automation testing.

I've heard gaming on debian isnt as 'out of the box' as it is with Ubuntu. So I'm hoping somone with more experience can share some tips on what I should be looking out for or point me to some good guides. Thanks yall.

EDIT: I fucking love this community. Thank you all for your replies. I appreciate you taking the time to help me out.

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[-] espi@mas.to 4 points 1 year ago

@finickydesert @gnuhaut The installer installs sudo.

Also, what are the advantages of doas compared to sudo?

[-] legoraft@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

afaik, doas is a bit more minimal than sudo, so less bloatware. Sudo has a lot of CVE's every year and because doas is way smaller, it has a lot less security issues.

[-] Cornelius@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Protip: for anyone in the fence, you can install doas then simply alias sudo for doas. Nothing changes in how you use your shell but it's now more secure

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