Quote Originally Posted by gore View Post
How long have you been using Linux?
10+ years.

Which Distros of Linux have you tried?
Most of the major ones - Debian, Mandrake, SUSE, RedHat (before it became RHEL/Fedora), Fedora, Ubuntu, Gentoo, Slackware and probably some others.

Which Distros of Linux do you stick with the most? (Most of us who use Linux don't exactly use just one; I myself will give the info about me in a little bit here)
Debian (servers), Ubuntu (desktop)

If you DO only use one Distro of Linux, which one is it, and, why do you ONLY use that one?
apt blasts all other package management systems out of the water, plus it's easy to find a solution when searching for '(debian|ubuntu) (some problem)' than with any other distro.

What makes you stick with it?
Ubuntu is updated enough to have the latest shiny desktop features, Debian changes infrequently enough to run on a server.

Have you considered anything else?
No, but I've considered learning RedHat for employability reasons (i.e. lots of companies use it).

Have you yourself used SELinux?
No, too much faff and it breaks too many things (or has the potential to).

How did you set it up?
n/a

What else have you done to lock the machine down?
Depends on the machine. For desktops, I set up the firewall to block all incoming connections. For servers, I tend to move ssh to a different port (stops most scanners which assume port 22), disable root logins over ssh, block any login attempts outside a given IP list and insist on key-based authentication (combination of those, depending on the server).