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Better yet, if you don't want updated software, then why are you installing it? Just use a versioned Linux distro be done with it.

• catlikesshrimp 5y ago
  Because many times security updates are tied to fancy changes nobody asked for but consumers are expecting.
  • TeMPOraL 5y ago
    Worse, they're often tied to changes nobody asked for or wanted, including the customers in particular, and importantly, you can't tell which kind of update you'll get.
  • encryptluks2 5y ago
    Don't package maintainers for Debian and what not often backport changes without breaking things? I agree that the mental complexity of understanding so many components of software and staying relevant is near impossible, and that is specifically why I try to avoid JavaScript development altogether.
    • watermelon0 5y ago
      Yesterday, a package (redis-server) for Debian Stretch in non-backports repository was updated, and now relies on a package not present for Stretch (libjemalloc2). https://packages.debian.org/stretch/redis-server https://packages.debian.org/stretch/redis-server So much about not breaking things.