I have been using Debian for around 10 years now.

My main use case for Debian is that it's a regular Linux operating system with many use cases and system servers.

One specific example of how I use Debian is running the LAMP stack, including NGINX or other tools.

I have many use cases for Debian, but it does not make sense to share each one because there are too many of them.

Debian offers excellent stability and reliability as its best features.

What stands out to me about Debian's stability is its reliability.

Debian has positively impacted my organization as it leads to much more stable workloads. For example, if things were running worse a long time ago, with Debian it is now better.

I can share specific outcomes, such as downtime reduction and positive changes related to that.

Debian is already really great, so there is nothing to complain about regarding improvements. I do not have anything else to add about needed improvements.

I have been working in my current field for five years.

Debian is very stable.

Debian's scalability is not something that is applicable here because this is an operating system.

I found the customer support to be good, but I did not use it because there was no need.

I previously used Ubuntu before switching, and I have switched to Debian in some places.

I have seen a return on investment as I have saved time, which is the most important part.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that Debian is free, so there is no price.

I did not evaluate other options before choosing Debian.

I do not have advice to give to others looking into using Debian other than to be confident in what you are doing.

My main use case for Debian is that a lot of my infrastructure resources are running on Debian, and many in-house tools are hosted on Debian servers.

A specific example of how I am using Debian in my infrastructure is that we are running our application servers, we have a Postgres database hosted on Debian, and we have some customized monitoring tools hosted on Debian.

In addition to my main use case, I was using Debian for ETL jobs.

The best features Debian offers include very good support and a huge library with support for various packages we can install to customize our workloads.

Compared to CentOS, we are using Debian for many things; what we can achieve with Red Hat and CentOS, we can achieve on Debian itself, so I have been using Debian for a while.

Debian has positively impacted my organization in that most of our applications are running on Debian.

I do not have a specific answer for how Debian can be improved. Nothing stands out to me regarding the needed improvements at this time.

I have been using Debian for seven years.

Debian is pretty stable.

Debian's scalability is good.

If I had to rate the customer support on a scale of one to ten, I would give it a ten.

Before Debian, we used Red Hat as a different solution.

I have definitely seen a return on investment as it has reduced our cost.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that, compared to the other Linux operating systems, Debian will be affordable.

I did not evaluate other options before choosing Debian.

When it comes to specific outcomes or metrics, I would stick with improved performance and reduced downtime.

My advice to others looking into using Debian is to prioritize stability. I would rate this review a nine overall.

I use Debian for programming, maintaining my website, and learning Linux scripting. I also encourage my friends to use open-source operating systems such as Debian, Ubuntu, or any other Linux variant.

I am using Debian on my personal computer and also on my friend's computer. I am not using Debian at work.

I use Debian for all purposes and all of my computer activities, not for any specific feature or particular use case.

Debian's best features are that it is very light and very comfortable for even older computers.

Regarding speed, Debian feels light and comfortable to me, and it has significant community support. If anyone encounters a problem in Debian, they can connect to the Debian community and receive help very quickly. This is the main reason I use Debian, and I love using the terminal.

Since using Debian, I have noticed that whatever I need for my work is already available in Debian. The Debian community is very active, and if any new feature or concern comes up, as soon as they update Debian mirrors or the apt repository, I can install and use it.

Debian should have a reset feature; if something goes wrong, such as when I have installed or modified any root file, there should be a reset feature to restore my initial default settings. Additionally, I think Debian should allow for the removal of all dependencies when a particular requirement is not useful, as sometimes we install many things without knowing what they are.

I have been using Debian for almost twelve years.

Debian is stable for my needs.

It is very easy to scale Debian up or down if needed.

When I have needed help with Debian, I received very quick support from the community.

I used Linux before Debian, and I was using Ubuntu prior to that, with Windows preceding those.

There is nothing as such for return on investment, but I do not need a new computer to run Debian or a highly configurable computer. I can run Debian on my old computer as well, which is very useful for saving money.

I considered Ubuntu before choosing Debian.

Since I support using open-source applications, my advice to others looking into using Debian is to embrace the freedom to use everything without limitations. I encourage people to use open-source applications and operating systems such as Debian and any Linux variant, so that what they are using remains open-source and useful to all.

Debian is doing a great job, and they should keep it up. Thank you.

I should note that since I mentioned I am using Debian on my personal computer, there were many questions regarding my workplace or my organization, so the questions should be classified based on earlier questions. I would rate this review an eight out of ten.

My main use case for Debian involves leveraging Amazon EC2 instances and Kubernetes clusters, EKS, for our day-to-day project work, which helps us to keep track of our projects. Using Amazon Machine Images, we get control over tightening security and providing only limited amounts of root user access via Debian to a specific number of users so that any mishaps in high environments would not incur faulty changes made by internal users or external hackers. Debian is excellent for ensuring that only a limited amount of privileges can be granted via its shell and everything remains locked if a session is active. This is what Debian secures, and it is one of the leading operating system packages and machine images in the industry.

I manage security controls on Debian by leveraging user privileges through creating new system users. Root level access is provided only to root IAM users so that only they have full access control. Other users rely only on normal user privileges where they are allowed read-only access for Debian controls.

The best features Debian offers include a very good amount of operating system patching and regular updates on a consistent basis, which makes Debian a better option than other operating system patch versions. Currently, the release fixes and other fixes are much faster and the latest stable versions are also quick compared to other packages and operating system patches like Ubuntu. This makes it a very good critical solution with rapid updates, keeping everything stable among other environments.

There was a time when these quick updates made a difference in my work. A CVE related to one cron timer package was on the higher end of severity. Debian was one of the first machine images which released that patch in the 12.8 release, which helped us solve this issue and move forward with the next updated version as soon as possible.

The key features of Debian that I can precisely mention include the foundation and the fact that it is open source, which helps us run the environment in normal architecture with diverse hardware such as ARM64 and AMD64. The foundations are solid regarding the same and the latest stable versions are updated regularly. The core applications are also very good, particularly the software stack which gets updated from well-known sources such as Python and OpenJDK.

Debian has positively impacted my organization, and I have noticed specific improvements since adopting it. Upon adopting Debian changes, the organization has taken good initiatives so that security patches and releases are managed regularly so that no vulnerability is left open and no external hackers or inexperienced professionals are able to compromise any data security.

There are certain areas where Debian can definitely improve, particularly in restricted access privileges for certain aspects. Certain features should be provided only to specific users, such as normal SSH and secure shell access which should be provided in a limited manner. Cron job inclusion cannot be provided to everyone. These are features which can be added.

I would like to mention that robustness can be improved and IPtables configuration and certain other firewall configuration can be improved rather than relying on third-party packages. This way, Debian can be improved so that network calls can be monitored and reviewed.

There are certain user guides in the open source GitHub that could be updated over these features which can be a good resource for users so that they can keep track of what they are implementing and what the scope of work needs to be. Because Debian is one of the most important software used around the world and the firmware upgrades are quite good. Hardware support is also updated regularly. Time-to-time updates regarding the packages and security concerns need to be managed, and there can be much more traceable IPtable configurations so that people can understand what happens when a new connection is established on the machine. Everything can be tracked through some kind of notification service so that the root level can also monitor if this amount of traffic is normal or if someone is trying to DDoS the secure shell.

I have been using Debian for around three years with Amazon Machine Images.

Debian is quite stable, and the testing cycles in Debian are quite good.

Debian's scalability is quite good. It handles a good amount of traffic and can easily manage around 50,000 users and 50,000 requests with our application currently.

I have not interacted with Debian's customer support or their support channels yet.

Previously, from the very beginning, our architect mentioned that we would look to Debian as this was one of the better options in the marketplace. We examined this solution based on our architecture discussion, and Debian seemed better than Fedora and Mint. The main reason was that latest updates are already being implemented in Debian rather than Fedora and Mint.

I have seen a return on investment using Debian. The least amount of privileges which we provide and the investment cost which we incurred on another machine images were comparatively lower. We saved around $150 per month regarding the same.

The portion regarding pricing was not being managed by myself. This was handled by another team because we request this from another team and they actually set up this portion for our team so that we can deploy and test our applications.

Before choosing Debian, I evaluated other options such as Fedora and Mint.

Majority of the things in Debian packages are handled using this, and all security packages are scanned on a daily basis so that any vulnerability does not emerge. A system cron job is also added in Debian console so that regular scans and updates are reflected on our Power BI dashboard via that system cron job, allowing the leadership and organization level to get updates regularly on what is happening in the background.

A specific example that shows how Debian made a positive impact is in recent scenarios. In the 12.18 version, Debian actually provided very good faster patching, which helped us resolve that CVE as soon as possible. Timely updates and providing open source helps Debian packages to be updated by the open source community as well and mark down those packages which are critical and high so that everyone gets to know what is happening in the background. Keeping everything open source helps grow the community and also lets others know what is happening as well.

My advice to others looking into using Debian is that they can explore multiple operating system patch and image options, but the shipping mechanism of Debian is much wider and the community can be quite large. The updates are maintained consistently. Debian is quite good, and I hope future releases are much better with new features being added regularly so that it takes and stays relevant and competitive in the market with other operating system patches.

I rate Debian overall at an 8 out of 10 based on performance and the scale with which it works, the release and updates, and a few areas for improvement that I have mentioned previously. I have cut two marks for the improvements needed, but everything else is quite good.