"Important security updates" ???
I have a pretty stable Ubuntu 8.04 installation. As far as I am concerned, my system is PERFECT, working FLAWLESSLY (not before I spent quite some time solving all kind of problems that characterize fresh installation on new hardware).
But... Ubuntu's Update Manager keeps bombarding me with notifications about updates (as of now 18 "Important security updates" are pending).
If I learned anything about computers, it is that "if it ain't broke don't fix it"... Why would I want to apply updates to a system that is serving me well in critical missions?
The only good answer, of course, is "Important security updates".
But... here is what I see on the list of those 18 "Important security updates":
Code:
* New tzdata 2008g:
- Updates DST rules for Argentinia (LP: #278419).
- Other DST rule updates.
- No time zone changes.
* nvidia-glx-new
- The list of changes is not available yet. Please try again later
And many more changes that don't seem to do with security (linux-image-2.6.24-21.42-generic, jockey-gtk 0.3.3-0ubuntu8.1, etc.).
Why are these listed as "Important security updates"?
Doesn't this defeat the purpose of having an OS that is much more stable than the various Windows flavors?
Thanks,
Alex
Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS (Dapper Drake) running on:
> ASUS P4P800-E Deluxe (Promise 1+0 Stripe/RAID0)
Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) running on:
> Lenovo 3000 N100 (type 0768, model 36U)
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