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<small>On 12-05-07 09:14 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:</small>
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<pre wrap="">| From: Mr Chris Aitken <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:chris-n/jUll39koHNgV/OU4+dkA@public.gmane.org"><chris-n/jUll39koHNgV/OU4+dkA@public.gmane.org></a>
| Thanks for the heads-up. I'll stick to de-selecting items in update-manager
| and keep out of trouble.
I really think that if you are keeping packages, you should update
them. If you are keeping them, it is because you think that something
might be using them. If they have security holes or bugs, then those
bugs might get triggered.
Another argument: you should be updating regularly. Each time you
update, you will have to deselect the same boring packages. Actually
letting the package update (once, probably) will take less time than
deselecting the update N times.</pre>
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Yeah, I guess if I'm not short on hard disk space I should just let
all the updates run. I guess I still have a little of that
MS-inspired fear (though I haven't used MS for anything other than
digital music recording on a standalone box for decades) that the
more unnecessary stuff I have on the computer the slower it will
run. I guess i should relax with linux...<br>
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Chris<br>
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