Meltdown and Spectre Linux kernel status

Re:Meltdown and Spectre Linux kernel status by jcastro on Saturday January 06, 2018 @11:37AM (#16085953)

> I use Linux Mint and have not seen any recent kernel updates.

If you're not aware Linux Mint turns off kernel security updates _off_, you need to check by hand.

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Re:Meltdown and Spectre Linux kernel status by BuckRogers on Sunday January 07, 2018 @02:24AM (#16089751)

I always preferred Mint for desktop Linux. I knew they had a poor security record due to their HTTP downloads at one time, but no kernel security updates is news to me.

If you must use desktop Linux, I guess I'll be recommending Ubuntu from now on. In my testing Mint and Ubuntu both work pretty well out of the box on lots of different hardware configurations unlike other distros. But learning this really tips the scale, Ubuntu or bust.

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Re:Meltdown and Spectre Linux kernel status by yemich on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @03:51PM (#16109916)

A great advantage of linux is allowing the end user choice of distribution and desktop environment to find their specific needs. Unfortunately, not all choices are good. I wish Mint would go away.

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Re:Meltdown and Spectre Linux kernel status by dralley on Saturday January 06, 2018 @11:42AM (#16085989)

That hasn't been true for years.

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Re:Meltdown and Spectre Linux kernel status by jcastro on Saturday January 06, 2018 @11:44AM (#16086004)

I'm sorry but "the user has to opt-in during installation" doesn't count.

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