| From: o1bigtenor via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 1:02 PM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk | <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: | > As a Linux user, it has been very convenient to delegate several | > software maintenance tasks to the distro: | > | > - selecting | > - security auditing | > - configuring | > - testing | > - bug fixing | > - updating | | I'm not sure what you mean by 'updating'? | Are you expecting the distro to schedule the update? | Do you want the distro to inform you of newer versions? | Hmmmmmmmm - - - please? The distros I use update packages in their repo for a variety of reasons: - updated upstream (features, bug fixes, security fixes) - distro fixes (similar list) Most distros provide a tool for users to check for updates and to apply them. Sometimes they have a setting that enables the system to automatically apply any updates that are released. So: - I expect the distro to inform me of available updates - most updates will be to packages, but sometimes they are of distro version updates - I want to be able to select what to upgrade - some people might want all security updates automatically applied. Or perhaps all updates.