On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 22:30 -0500, Jim Cornette wrote:
For these users to come over to Linux would introduce a large number of users that run unpatched Linux boxes. There needs to be a system to upgrade these systems automatically by default. Linux has the possibility to run updating programs in the background and keep the common user for desktops unknowingly a reduced risk from having patched instead of unpatched systems.
There is a way to do that, but it's not enabled by default. Having a question of the user that enabled the option as part of the installation, or first boot (if someone else installs for you) process, would be a simple way to do it.