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Arch Linux will probably get it in a couple of weeks. Android, on the other hand, will take much longer. It's sad as there are so many goodies in this for ARM,
by vladev 14y ago
Arch Linux will probably get it in a couple of weeks.
Android, on the other hand, will take much longer. It's sad as there are so many goodies in this for ARM, especially the multi-platform support. This will make updating Android version a lot easier (for manufacturers, hackers). Right now the one of the bigger issues is updating the kernels (and the closed drivers, to be honest).
- thevdude 14y ago:( I just upgraded my arch a few days ago to 3.6.9, and now I'll have to do it again.
- pmr_ 14y agoIf upgrading is not for you, ArchLinux is not for you. You should run a full pacman -Syyu at least once a week and clean up .pacsave files at least once a month. Probably even more often if you are on testing.
- Adaptive 14y agoYou can always blacklist a package (such as linux) in /etc/pacman.conf to avoid upgrading it during pacman -Syu, for example. I had to do this during a power regression in the kernel. However this isn't a long term arch strategy. Note also that arch has LTS kernels, should you prefer.
- allerratio 14y agoNot updating a package is the best way preventing security flaws to get fixed
- jvm 14y agoIf not upgrading the kernel every week or two is a security hole, most people are pretty screwed. I personally do not like to restart that often. Turning off automatic updates just gives you control of when to upgrade.