Is Debian Linux Secure?
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One of Debian’s main advantages with regards to security is the ease of system updates through the use of apt . Here are some other aspects of security in Debian to consider: Debian provides more security tools than other distributions, see Chapter 8, Security tools in Debian.

Is Debian Linux safe?

Debian has always been very cautious/deliberate very stable and very trustworthy, and it’s comparably easy to use for the security it provides.

Is Debian more secure than Ubuntu?

It looks like Debian receives a lot of security patches way faster than Ubuntu. For example Chromium has more patches in Debian and they are released faster. In January someone reported a VLC vulnerability on launchpad and it took 4 months to get patched.

Sarah Jenkins

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