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Idea #387: Less Frequent Non-Security Updates

bug This idea was marked as being not considered for implementation the 25 September 11.
Written by imneuromancer the 29 Feb 08 at 01:23. Category: Look and Feel. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: Won't implement
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Have Ubuntu have a "patch Wednesday" for its major sources so that non-security updates come less often but with more updates.

It seems I am installing very minor updates CONSTANTLY, or the update icon stays in the menu bar!
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Written by imneuromancer the 29 Feb 08 at 01:23.
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lefthand wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 01:27
You can set the updater to only check once a week. You can make your own patch wednesday :)

peterjs wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 12:11
That's because security patches are released that often. Microsoft is closed source they can get away with lying about vulnerabilities. Ubuntu works in the open and has no such luxury, every one knows exactly when things broke and when they were fix. Intentionally delaying the release of security updates would be a terrible practice bordering on intentionally malicious.

rawsausage wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 14:11
Just add a cron job to handle them without the silly and useless gui. I think there is also package for that, called apt-autoupdate or something like that. It's a MUST for every desktop.

glotz wrote on the 4 Apr 08 at 04:17
And uninstall stuff you don't need.

sf_007 wrote on the 4 Feb 09 at 02:53
Maybe not bad as an option. But not by default.

cheesehead (Brainstorm admin) wrote on the 25 Sep 11 at 16:00
Security updates will continue to be released as-needed.


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