Linux killer!

Tim ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au
Wed Nov 2 15:43:06 UTC 2005


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.

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