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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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How SUSE Is Replacing Red Hat as the Linux and Open Source Enterprise Standard-Bearer (fossforce.com)

submitted 2 months ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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It’s become clear to many that Red Hat’s recent missteps with CentOS and the availability of RHEL source code indicate that it’s fallen from its respected place as “the open organization.” SUSE seems to be poised to benefit from Red Hat’s errors. We connect the dots.

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[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 70 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Debian Stable.

It's always the answer to "what distro do I want to use when I care about stability and support-ability.

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 months ago

And, unlike CentOS, it can't be legally taken over by a corporate entity and changed into something entirely different. Debian is owned by Debian.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe just not for corporate enterprise that wants phone and tech support? unless Debian has an Enterprise vendor? The PLM systems and other enterprise level software are certified on SUSE and RHEL, personally I haven't seen Debian listed anywhere.

[–] lengau@midwest.social 11 points 2 months ago

I know at least of Freexian. But also, Ubuntu tends to cover the "Like Debian, but with enterprise support" niche.

[–] ArrogantAnalyst@infosec.pub 6 points 2 months ago

In my homelab I have Debian VMs originally set up with Debian 6 in 2011 which were upgraded another 6 major releases to now Debian 12 over the years. When I think about Debian I always get a very warm cozy feeling.

[–] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As a user I wouldn't use debian. Server yes, workstation, no.

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How come? I'm using it on a laptop now, and on quite a few servers. It does both things pretty well now.

[–] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Because it's not updated often enough. Fedora is stable and up to date. Especially fedora atomic has a huge added value compared to debian.

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 months ago

For some, that's a benefit

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

Stable means different things in different contexts.

Debian being stable is like RHEL being stable. You're not jury talking about "doesn't crash", you're talking about APIS, behaviours, features and such being assured not to change.

That's not necessarily a good thing for a general purpose desktop, but for an enterprise workstation or server, yes.

So it's not so much that Debian would replace Fedora, it's the Debian would replace RHEL or CentOS. For a Fedora equivalent, there's Ubuntu and the like.

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

Fair enough, it's good that there's choice.