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 on strike 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 on strike 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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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