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    [–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

    ...who... IN THE FUCK!!! Reads Debian docs?

    Arch are the true Linux docs, maybe Gentoo docs, worst case Ubuntu forums.

    Run a ton of Debian, only time I check their docs is when I'm trying to remember what the current stable release is called.

    [–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    ...who... IN THE FUCK!!! Reads Debian docs?

    How else does one learn the distro they use without consulting the documentation?

    [–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    Like I said, I use debian docs to install.

    After that arch docs are INCREDIBLY thorough, they cover almost all of linux and are far more exhaustive than any other.

    [–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    Like I said, I use debian docs to install.

    You didn’t say that, you said.

    only time I check their docs is when I'm trying to remember what the current stable release is called.

    After that arch docs are INCREDIBLY thorough

    Yeah I wouldn’t trust the documentation for another distribution on my install, you do you though.

    [–] idefix@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    I've had some good experience in the past. All the Debian specific information was properly documented in the packages README files.

    [–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    I agree.

    But honestly, how much Debian specific anything is there outside the install?

    In fact debian is branded as the most boring vanilla distro there is, for good reason.

    Almost everything Linux you do is better documented in the arch docs imho.

    [–] idefix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

    Honestly, Linux has progressed immensely the past decade and I only read documentation when setting up servers these days. I'm mostly an Arch derivative desktop user but I still love Debian on the server side.

    The Debian specific stuff are usually in the service description (email, web, ssh servers), and they are quite nice.

    [–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

    Debian is godly for servers, stable, robust, and most software is supported one way or another.

    Also none of that redhat bs like their management stack, or Ubuntu and snap.

    Their only weakness was they were far dated on kernels and software and that changed over the last 5 years, they're often ahead of ubuntu now.

    My first choice is always freebsd if I don't need kvm or docker and the software is there, arch if it's more workstationy, Gentoo if I'm in a fun mood (mained it for years but it kept breaking), and finally Debian if I just want something that works.

    Even with Debian, wrote an lxc-based stack so it's often just a base for arch for fun and Ubuntu for work. This is where it truly shines.

    [–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 2 points 2 weeks ago

    I do that. Why not? Best source on Debian specific stuff.

    [–] mutual_ayed@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    mandb -su | man man

    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

    The Debian docs are pretty solid. Not as large as Arch but still just as useful