Yes, updated software is a security enhancement, but of far less import than, for example what you do with your computer. If you use Linux you are fundamentally more secure than a Windows user. Changing to a 'safe upgrade' mode is easy enough but the update packs would have to be tailored to only include updates that haven't been included with a 'safe upgrade' - only Mint could do that and it would probably require a separate update server.ģ) Why hasn't it been done? Probably because there is some problem that they see and I don't, and they know a lot more than me.įinally the security argument has to be taken in context. Some people seem not to understand this or to conveniently forget it.Ģ) + 1) You can't do this yourself it would have to be implemented by the Mint team. There is a fundamental conflict between recency and stability there always has been and there always will be. Like most others I want a stable distro to fall back on so I multi boot with Crunchbang and Pclinux or Debian Stable sometimes and I also regularly back up LMDE with Clonezilla, and this is the crux of the matter - you CANNOT have you cake and eat it at the same time. Ok Viking I really want to do this BUT FIRST some questions:ġ.) How safe is the safe upgrade? Is there a chance that I will have conflictions or other problems when the Update Pack 4 will come?Ģ.) Exactly how can I do this? Edit something? Where exactly? Please give us some detailed info about that.ģ.) If this works as I understood it works why didn't Clem and the others didn't think about that? Is it because there are some hidden risks behind it?Ĥ) No I have never done it - I run LMDE testing and get my updates on a regular basis so I don't need to.
I am talking about the Viking's suggestion.
I see some frustration here.I picked some useful info though.
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