Re:Ubuntu Snap update spoiled my World Cup Final
by tttttt5ts on Sunday December 18, 2022 @05:23PM
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My phone hasn't gotten update in over a year as Google dropped support for my old pixel. My 10 year old Linux desktop updated yesterday... Oh, and I didn't have to reboot my machine (live patching for the win). Android update is not "better" it is different with different goals.
Re:Ubuntu Snap update spoiled my World Cup Final
by charcircuit on Sunday December 18, 2022 @05:36PM
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The support duration of an operating system is different from the quality of how it handles autoupdates. Unsupported Android devices can still receive updates to apps from the Play Store. We were talking about application updates specifically and not operating system updates which while similar, are typically handled differently.
Upgrading Android apps does not need a reboot of the device either. Again live patching is a separate feature from automatic application updates.
Before we get the point where we are discussing aspects like under what conditions should updates be applied or the priority of which updates should be installed first, desktop Linux needs to show that it can handle the basics.