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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by amelius on Monday May 31, 2021 @06:58PM (#27349025)
I don't agree. Updating is not always an improvement. Even if only the UI is affected: often you just want things to be the same.
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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by catlifeonmars on Monday May 31, 2021 @07:36PM (#27349280)
I totally agree that provided enough time and users, changing the user interface will almost always break some users experience. “Better” is subjective.
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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by catlifeonmars on Monday May 31, 2021 @07:34PM (#27349257)
What about security updates?
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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by marrs on Monday May 31, 2021 @08:18PM (#27349511)
They should be separate. On a well implemented system, you’d be able to apply those automatically
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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by mr_toad on Monday May 31, 2021 @08:51PM (#27349700)
Most Linux systems have the option to auto apply security updates.
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