Is unbuntu the heart of linux? I'm getting SO many security and upgrade notices. I'm leery of doing them because I keep getting the following box in the graphic. With the BIG ! in the triangle... that tells me something is not safe.
Any thoughts?
Thanks for your input.
Ubuntu Upgrades [SOLVED]
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Re: Unbuntu Upgrades
Linux Mint is indeed based on Ubuntu Linux.
And the big exclamation mark just means 'Your attention, please'. Not 'Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here'.
And the big exclamation mark just means 'Your attention, please'. Not 'Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here'.
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Re: Unbuntu Upgrades
Actually, it's Linux that's the heart of Ubuntu. Mint is based on Ubuntu, as several other distros are based on Ubuntu.
Are you currently using (and showing that message from) Mint?
Are you currently using (and showing that message from) Mint?
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Re: Unbuntu Upgrades
Yes.
After checking the boxes, then go to install, that box pops up. *Cancel or OK*
I may have some memories from my days with Windows. Everything was a SECURITY Upgrade. Asking myself, "What garbage do you want to add to my PC now, that I'm not aware of and probably don't want?"
After checking the boxes, then go to install, that box pops up. *Cancel or OK*
I may have some memories from my days with Windows. Everything was a SECURITY Upgrade. Asking myself, "What garbage do you want to add to my PC now, that I'm not aware of and probably don't want?"
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Re: Unbuntu Upgrades
Of course everything is a security upgrade or bug fix. You installed an LTS release, so that's all you get.
Re: Unbuntu Upgrades
You can set which type of updates you want by opening Update Manager and the going into Edit, Preferences.Justin Time wrote: ⤴Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:53 pm Yes.
After checking the boxes, then go to install, that box pops up. *Cancel or OK*
I may have some memories from my days with Windows. Everything was a SECURITY Upgrade. Asking myself, "What garbage do you want to add to my PC now, that I'm not aware of and probably don't want?"
There are Levels you can choose and if you want Kernel updates and Security updates.
It's your choice.
Re: Unbuntu Upgrades
No, the Linux kernel is the heart of Linux. Technically Linux is just the kernel. Mint, Ubuntu et al are actaully GNU/Linux. The GNU bit is the open source wrapper around the kernel. Android uses the Linux kernel with their pwn patches and uses a closed source proprietary wrapper.
It's quite normal for package installation to add other packages in addition to the one you marked. This is because Linux is very, very modular. I'm often getting updates for programs I haven't heard of before.I'm getting SO many security and upgrade notices. I'm leery of doing them because I keep getting the following box in the graphic. With the BIG ! in the triangle... that tells me something is not safe.
WHere you DO need to watch out in installation is when it tells you something will be REMOVED whe you install. Especially is you're trying to install software that isn't in the regular Software manager ie. the repos. Which I don't do very often, and it's recommended that beginners not add any additional sources.
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Re: Unbuntu Upgrades
Not entirely true. The Android Open Source Project is exactly that and is on its own a functional if basic OS. Sure most Android devices are distributed with Google's proprietary software on top of AOSP, and the OEMs chuck in proprietary binary blobs for hardware compatibility but Android in its basic form is Open Source.
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Re: Ubuntu Upgrades
Hello, Justin Time.
As a rule, Mintupdate only offers updated software packages for those software packages, which are already present in your system.
There is one exception to this rule:
Sometimes the list of dependent software packages, which an installed software package needs, changes.
In such a case you will read a message like the one that you read. It informs you that updating will add 2 more software packages to your system.
There is no reason to be worried about safety in such a case.
Install the update and go on with life.
Best regards,
Karl
You are misunderstanding the message completely.Justin Time wrote: ⤴Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:31 pmI'm leery of doing them because I keep getting the following box in the graphic. With the BIG ! in the triangle... that tells me something is not safe.
As a rule, Mintupdate only offers updated software packages for those software packages, which are already present in your system.
There is one exception to this rule:
Sometimes the list of dependent software packages, which an installed software package needs, changes.
In such a case you will read a message like the one that you read. It informs you that updating will add 2 more software packages to your system.
There is no reason to be worried about safety in such a case.
Install the update and go on with life.
Best regards,
Karl
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Re: Ubuntu Upgrades [SOLVED]
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As a member, I try to set an example for others. Not sure what brought it to mind but I thought, "You forgot to mark that post as Solved in the Forum."
Apologies to the good people here. Marking posts as solved helps move them to the bottom of the pile. Problems/posts which are new or still exist can be given more focus using this step.
Thanks to all and keep up the good work.