doas
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Nov 12, 2025first mention
Jul 13, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I use doas for its low footprint on my Linux machine”
“doas is ~1k lines vs 160k for sudo. That surely means a smaller attack surface.”
switched from sudoon “Did Claude Increase Bugs in Rsync?”
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“is a smaller (LOC) tool, easier to audit and keep secure (supposedly)”
“A fresh look would be perhaps doas”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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“I use doas for its low footprint on my Linux machine”
“doas is ~1k lines vs 160k for sudo. That surely means a smaller attack surface.”
“is a smaller (LOC) tool, easier to audit and keep secure (supposedly)”
“I use use sudo or doas as a regular user once logged in.”
“A fresh look would be perhaps doas”