Where on Stack Exchange should Debian specific questions be raised?
Two possibilities are here on Unix & Linux, and on Server Fault.
I'm guessing there isn't an equivalent of AskUbuntu for other Linux flavours?
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4Note that unless you are a professional system administrator, your Debian questions will not be on topic on Server Fault. This is by far the best place for them anyway.terdon– terdon Mod2017-11-16 15:01:05 +00:00Commented Nov 16, 2017 at 15:01
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@terdon - is that really the case? Surely questions from an amateur server admin running a hobby server are legitimate to ask there!?Jeremy Davis– Jeremy Davis2017-11-22 03:18:50 +00:00Commented Nov 22, 2017 at 3:18
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1I believe Super User would also apply.jdwolf– jdwolf2017-11-22 10:46:05 +00:00Commented Nov 22, 2017 at 10:46
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1@JeremyDavis They have no way to check, who are you. The question has to be looking like coming from a professional. It is the theory. In practice, their this rule didn't result an elevated quality of the posts, but it resulted a lot of disappointed users.peterh– peterh2017-11-24 06:15:38 +00:00Commented Nov 24, 2017 at 6:15
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@peterh - Thanks. FWIW, I'm sure that here is probably a better place for Debian server questions anyway, I was just being a bit of a wanker making a point... :)Jeremy Davis– Jeremy Davis2017-11-24 06:39:33 +00:00Commented Nov 24, 2017 at 6:39
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1@JeremyDavis it is true in that that is their scope. They only deal with professional systems; setting up your laptop is off topic there. They also expect a certain minimum level of knowledge. It is not a site for people who are learning *nix.terdon– terdon Mod2017-11-24 08:53:24 +00:00Commented Nov 24, 2017 at 8:53
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A Debian SE would be great!Corey– Corey2017-11-29 13:35:11 +00:00Commented Nov 29, 2017 at 13:35
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3 Answers
If we only consider Stack Exchange, the best venue for Debian questions is Unix.SE.
There aren’t many distribution-specific Stack Exchange sites; I’m only aware of Ask Ubuntu and elementary OS.
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maybe also raspberrypi.stackexchange.com ?2017-11-16 14:24:40 +00:00Commented Nov 16, 2017 at 14:24
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3@Jeff that covers all operating systems for the Pi, including Windows ;-).Stephen Kitt– Stephen Kitt2017-11-16 14:27:19 +00:00Commented Nov 16, 2017 at 14:27
If you want to ask outside Stack Exchange there are many other places.
In my experience AskUbuntu is good for anything that is from the perspective of using Ubuntu as a GUI based desktop.
If my question relates to command line or is something general across linux distros I will use the Unix site.
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5Be aware that even though Ubuntu is Debian based, it doesn't mean that questions regarding Debian will be considered on-topic at AskUbuntuElder Geek– Elder Geek2017-11-27 09:07:30 +00:00Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 9:07
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Having moved from Mint to Ubuntu to Fedora to Debian I see the main two I care about are distros based on Debian and RPM and would like to see those two highlighted somehow but I suppose Unix/ & Linux covers all distributions.MWMoriarty– MWMoriarty2025-09-05 04:35:50 +00:00Commented Sep 5 at 4:35