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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @xz 12 Sep 2023 \ on: deleted by author tech

Want to ask, if you have an opinion on this.

I once asked someone on here once why Ubuntu was considered less secure, or lacking open-source principles.. I don't think I got an answer, and I'm faily new to Linux.

What are the majot differences between Ubuntu and say, a faily vanilla Linux OS such as Debian or any other you'd care to mention?

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @stackeraw 13 Sep 2023

I was an ubuntu user. And planning to move from it. Vanilla os is an good choice. But I like Nixos more. Guix is where i want to be but still not wide adoption yet.

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @dood OP 13 Sep 2023

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5 sats \ 1 reply \ @dood OP 12 Sep 2023

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @xz 12 Sep 2023

I see, perhaps it was the inclusion of modem drivers, Broadcom? I can't remember the exact criticism, only that it was less favoured amongst some other Linux distros.

I just noticed there's a similar thread talking about Linux and hardening. I'll have a read over there too.

Shame I didn't see your post a few hours ago when I was reading through posts on askubuntu. All resolved now and I'm finding Ubuntu is pretty good choice for for a Linux newb. Anyway cheers for the reply.

I'd ask you more about CentOS, what you said about kernels and why it'd be difficult to configure but I'll save your time.

I'm always wondering which direction Ubuntu is heading when I see this after apt update

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