Re: Constant up dates, repeated reboots

Worik Stanton <[email protected]> Sun, 13 Jul 2014 15:08:52 +1200

Newsgroups	gmane.org.user-groups.linux.dunedin.general
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On 13/07/14 14:33, Thomi Richards wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 13 July 2014 10:57, Worik Stanton <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> It seems to me that there is "boy cries wolf" problem here, where very
>> minor issues are put into the same channel as important issues.
>>
> 
> 
> If you're running an LTS (like trusty, or precise before it), then I

That reminds me:  How do I tell what version I am running from the
command line?  To me versions are meaningless numbers, except
occasionally when I want to find out, then I can never remember how.

[snip]
> One thing you might try is to set up a cron job to automatically download
> (and perhaps automatically install) security updates, so the notifications
> don't bother you. In some cases (kernel drivers, init scripts, system
> daemons) you'll still need to reboot in order to get the added security,
> but it might reduce the annoyance in the meantime.


No way!  Updates beak things, not often but often enough!

W
> Cheers,
> 


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