Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Linux Updates

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 5:41 AM, Pascal <pascal.bernhard@belug.de> wrote:
>
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>
> If not, then no. With most Linux distributions you are dependent on what the
> repositories provide and if there is not latest Firefox available for your Ubuntu
> version then bad luck.

There is no reason the latest version of whatever couldn't be built
from source on your machine if desired. Granted that may still be
considered bad luck, but it is an option.

>
> Kernel updates are rather rare on Ubuntu. Most of the time only minor version steps
> are taken. As long as all the hardware works, I would not install a newer kernel
> version manually. Why fix a system that ain't broke.

I'd like to think updates are often to improve performance and/or fix
security holes. Both of those seem like a noble reason to update you
system, including the Kernel. It is usually simple enough to read the
release notes and see whether it is important. But I don't think
adding new drivers is the only reason for updates.

> The advantages & additional features of the newest kernel are generally not
> relevant to regular desktop users. And with Ubuntu you have quite up-to-date kernel versions.

I do not agree with this scoping idea that any given update will not
be relevant to a user, and I would not personally advise anyone like
that. I would instead encourage new users to look for release notes,
try to evaluate the changes, and make at least a somewhat informed
decision on whether the update should be applied or not.


>
>
> >
> > Have a look at:
> >
> > $ view /var/lib/dpkg/status
> > *
> > Thank You.
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Sophie
> >
>
>


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