Re:Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish Released
by reitanqild on Saturday October 20, 2018 @03:57AM
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>> I set apt-get upgrades to go every month or so automatically. Kernel upgrades happen on reboot. Doesn't even notice!
> From experience, this is a terrible idea.
> ... Granted these were major releases, but silent updates are generally trouble.
Running major updates automatically doesn't seem like a good idea, no.
But I've had few problems with running security updates automatically.
From experience, this is a terrible idea.
ChromeOS is the only one that I have never had issues with when it comes to silent updates. Windows (document deletion in RS3), MacOS (scanner issues in Sierra), Ubuntu (rsyslog errors preventing Bionic upgrades) have had various issues over the years that I would not impose upon non-technical users. Granted these were major releases, but silent updates are generally trouble.
I like the definition above; a non-technical user is one that does not know what a codec is.