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Stable and free Linux distribution. Based on 161 Reddit mentions across 10 subreddits, Debian has a 65% positive sentiment score in the Linux & Open Source space. Reddit users most frequently discuss Debian in r/debian.
Sentiment Breakdown
Top Subreddits
- r/debian 41 mentions
- r/linux 25 mentions
- r/linuxquestions 8 mentions
- r/linux_gaming 5 mentions
- r/hackernews 4 mentions
- r/linuxbrasil 4 mentions
- r/hypeurls 3 mentions
- r/u_hollowaykeanho 3 mentions
- r/xmpp 3 mentions
- r/planetemacs 3 mentions
What Reddit Praises
- Announcement from the new Debian Project Leader
- (A short) Bits from the new DPL
- Raylib is now available on Debian
- Question about the: Securing Debian Manual
- Community Chats & Other Outlets
Common Complaints
- APT "Error: Timeout was reached" and other similar cases for DPKG
- How to package install with package search sites on ubuntu
- Newly elected Debian Project Leader is a Malayalee
- O novo presidente do Debian
What Redditors Are Saying
"This is the first message in a thread from debian-devel that's been cross-posted to the ubuntu and fedora development lists."
"You literally double-click it and you get: \- Motif 3D beveled windows (draggable, resizable, focus-switching) \- The Front Panel with analog clock, workspace switcher, HDD LED \- A working terminal with \~40 commands against a fake Debian filesystem (ls, vi, grep,..."
"My previous experience was overwhemingly with Debian and Debian-based distros, mostly Ubuntu, but the Arch ecosystem has been fairly easy to adapt to."
"https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote\_001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_Debian\_project\_leaders#Sruthi\_Chandran"
"A discussion about whether git (GPL 2 only) can be distributed as a binary linked against OpenSSL (Apache 2.0) by a source (Debian) that distributes both."
"Congratulations to Sruthi Chandran on their election as Debian Project Leader!"
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