Good question. For filters, I have various template sensors set up to monitor the age of the filters, then have automations to alert me when they are due for replacement.
I must have been doing this a while - I’ve got one coming due that is only replaced every five years (for the ice maker).
Debian on my server, my desktop, my laptop, and my gaming computer. That last one might be the most questionable choice, but so far it has been working well.
Just works. No issues.
You have your answers, but I just want to note that what I do is run rsync from cron nightly, without the delete option.
Basically this reduces the chances of losing something by accidentally deleting it on the primary drive. Every few weeks/months, I run the rsync command with the delete option to clean up.
It’s not a perfect backup by any means, especially since I could erroneously delete something right before that second rsync command and lose it for good. But it does provide a measure of safety.
I use Debian for everything, and the only thing I’ve updated to the current (non Debian distribution) version is Docker, which I use for a game. But this isn’t a problem, because it’s Debian, so the Docker people make packages for several recent Debian releases.
I don’t miss the bleeding edge. That issue a while back where someone infiltrated a basic library didn’t affect me. The software I use might have bugs (what software doesn’t?), but by the time I get it, it has been well tested for security issues.
I’m pretty happy with my switch to Debian. I’ll admit I’m curious about Bazzite for my gaming computer, but even then, it’s like, “Why? Debian is doing just fine.”
But I’m not laughing at anyone. This is a scary new variety of attacks we’re seeing, and there’s no real reason one couldn’t end up in my computer. Reminds me of the old one where someone slipped a backdoor into a compiler.