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> Auto Updates without user interaction Yes, but let's be clear about "without user interaction". That had better include "without user disruption". Windows 1
by thomastjeffery 9y ago
> Auto Updates without user interaction
Yes, but let's be clear about "without user interaction". That had better include "without user disruption".
Windows 10 is one of the worst abusers here: Updates are forced, and during updates, the computer is suddenly unusable. That is not okay.
Debian (derivatives, similar distros, etc.) has done it right for decades. Updates never block the user. Updates are consolidated, since every piece of software is a tracked package.
The reason your parents don't want to update Java is because they remember how much of a pain it was 10 years ago, and it doesn't really feel different.
- dingaling 9y ago> Updates never block the user. Perhaps not intentionally but I always have "sudo pkill unattended-upgrades" close to hand when it pegs all my CPU cores whilst I'm trying to get something done.
- CaptSpify 9y agoI think that actually adds more weight to the point. Even upgrades with the best of intentions can go wrong, and users should have the power to stop them when they do.