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 ModNov 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 DavisNov 22, 2017 at 3:18
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1I believe Super User would also apply.– jdwolfNov 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.– peterhNov 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 DavisNov 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 ModNov 24, 2017 at 8:53
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A Debian SE would be great!– CoreyNov 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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3@Jeff that covers all operating systems for the Pi, including Windows ;-). 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.
answered Nov 21, 2017 at 16:54
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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 AskUbuntu Nov 27, 2017 at 9:07