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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Is there an advantage of using doas over sudo (self.linux)

submitted 8 months ago by whyisthesheep to c/[email protected]

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I see people talking about doas saying it's just like sudo but with less features. I'm just wondering if there is any situation where you should use doas or if it's just personal preference.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

sudo maintains ‘sudo state’ for 15 minutes. After that you need to enter the password again.

[–] whyisthesheep 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

15 minutes that's good to know thanks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

It is a configurable value so don't rely on it being 15 minutes everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

TIL, thanks for this info