more user-friendly than Update manager?

[Mr Chris Aitken]

On 12-05-07 09:14 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> | From: Mr Chris Aitken<chris-n/jUll39koHNgV/OU4+dkA at public.gmane.org>
>
> | 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.

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...

Chris

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