Re:Build your own Linux
by czep on Thursday August 17, 2017 @11:38AM
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> Keeping an LFS system up to date with security patches should be virtually impossible unless you set aside a decent portion of your daily free time for this task
It's really not that hard once you know what software is actually on your system. LFS enforces discipline because you're less likely to blindly install hundreds of useless packages just because your distro bundles them. On a nice svelte system, all you need to do is monitor a few mailing lists and decide if something is worth upgrading.
More often than not, you'll be able to patch your systems faster than a distro will be able to release an update, because the source is in your hands at the same time.
It's really not that hard once you know what software is actually on your system. LFS enforces discipline because you're less likely to blindly install hundreds of useless packages just because your distro bundles them. On a nice svelte system, all you need to do is monitor a few mailing lists and decide if something is worth upgrading.
More often than not, you'll be able to patch your systems faster than a distro will be able to release an update, because the source is in your hands at the same time.