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You don't need to customize your software every month. I haven't customized my configs for over 3 years now. I am running linux and it is a one-time effort.

by xfer 9y ago

jedberg 9y ago
No offense, but that's kind of the fun of linux on the desktop. Also, if you really haven't updated in three years, that means that you're still running kernel 3.16, which has 81 known vulnerabilities[0], 12 of which are critical. That's the kind of stuff I don't really want to worry about anymore. [0] https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-33/product_id-47/version_id-169910/Linux-Linux-Kernel-3.16.0.html https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-33/p...
- HumanDrivenDev 9y ago
  Long time (but not very religious about it) Linux user here. What operating system allows you to "not worry about" OS security updates, and how is it different from Linux?
  - raldi 9y ago
    On a Mac, you get a popup that says there's a new OS update, hit the spacebar with your forehead, get a drink while your computer reboots, and when you get back, it's restarted and put all your application windows back the way you left them, including terminal contents. In my experience, on Linux such installations are smooth for about a year and a half, and then start failing for cryptic reasons, even if you've done everything possible to pick a mainstream distro, ideal hardware, and keep the machine as vanilla as possible. (And I say this as someone who's been using Linux since the 1990's.)
    - xfer 9y ago
      I use a rolling release distro(void-linux), like i mentioned i haven't had to do any such thing for about 3 years. I also take care of my parents computer with ubuntu and i have done two major release upgrades and have experienced no errors.
    - ulucs 9y ago
      > On a Mac, you get a popup that says there's a new OS upgrade, you hit the spacebar with your forehead, get a drink while your computer reboots, and when you get back, it's restarted and put all your application windows back the way you left them, including terminal contents. The latest update introduced many problems, though https://www.google.com/search?q=high+sierra+breaks&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=high+sierra+breaks&ie=utf-8&...
      - raldi 9y ago
        And it's major "man bites dog" news. When a major Linux distro does that, it doesn't even merit mentioning on Slashdot anymore.
- xfer 9y ago
  No idea what's your definition of customization is but running package update command isn't what i consider as customization. And updating kernel/pkgs doesn't require you to customize them.
  - tekjenitalor 9y ago
    I get both sides of this. For 17 years I ran linux everywhere. FreeBSD as well but infrequently as a desktop. After two years of mac and seeing the breakage and perversion of the unix foundations apple inflicts I gave up on it (entirely) and work with macs only under protest. So now? Linux and *bsd for paid work. Windows for the desktop. cygwin and mobaxterm ftw. All old is new again.

You don't need to customize your software every month. I haven't customized my configs for over 3 years now. I am running linux and it is a one-time effort.

by xfer 9y ago

You don't need to customize your software every month. I haven't customized my configs for over 3 years now. I am running linux and it is a one-time effort.

jedberg 9y ago

No offense, but that's kind of the fun of linux on the desktop. Also, if you really haven't updated in three years, that means that you're still running kernel 3.16, which has 81 known vulnerabilities[0], 12 of which are critical. That's the kind of stuff I don't really want to worry about anymore. [0] https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-33/product_id-47/version_id-169910/Linux-Linux-Kernel-3.16.0.html https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-33/p...

HumanDrivenDev 9y ago
Long time (but not very religious about it) Linux user here. What operating system allows you to "not worry about" OS security updates, and how is it different from Linux?
- raldi 9y ago
  On a Mac, you get a popup that says there's a new OS update, hit the spacebar with your forehead, get a drink while your computer reboots, and when you get back, it's restarted and put all your application windows back the way you left them, including terminal contents. In my experience, on Linux such installations are smooth for about a year and a half, and then start failing for cryptic reasons, even if you've done everything possible to pick a mainstream distro, ideal hardware, and keep the machine as vanilla as possible. (And I say this as someone who's been using Linux since the 1990's.)
  - xfer 9y ago
    I use a rolling release distro(void-linux), like i mentioned i haven't had to do any such thing for about 3 years. I also take care of my parents computer with ubuntu and i have done two major release upgrades and have experienced no errors.
  - ulucs 9y ago
    > On a Mac, you get a popup that says there's a new OS upgrade, you hit the spacebar with your forehead, get a drink while your computer reboots, and when you get back, it's restarted and put all your application windows back the way you left them, including terminal contents. The latest update introduced many problems, though https://www.google.com/search?q=high+sierra+breaks&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=high+sierra+breaks&ie=utf-8&...
    - raldi 9y ago
      And it's major "man bites dog" news. When a major Linux distro does that, it doesn't even merit mentioning on Slashdot anymore.
xfer 9y ago
No idea what's your definition of customization is but running package update command isn't what i consider as customization. And updating kernel/pkgs doesn't require you to customize them.
- tekjenitalor 9y ago
  I get both sides of this. For 17 years I ran linux everywhere. FreeBSD as well but infrequently as a desktop. After two years of mac and seeing the breakage and perversion of the unix foundations apple inflicts I gave up on it (entirely) and work with macs only under protest. So now? Linux and *bsd for paid work. Windows for the desktop. cygwin and mobaxterm ftw. All old is new again.