Re: [orca-list] XP-Like Ubuntu security question

["B. Henry" <burt1iband gmail com>]

not distupgrade, at least I don't think you want that. 
He doesn't want to upgrade to a newer Ubuntu, just keep 10.04 as together as possible for it's last year of 
support.

On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 10:13:57AM -0430, Luis González wrote:
> Hey Glenn
>
> Ubuntu 10.04 should check automatically for security updates. If not,
> you can set update preferences in System -> Administration -> Software
> sources. You can also do it manually with the commands:
> sudo apt-get update
> and then:
> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> 2014-09-13 9:45 GMT-04:30, Glenn <glennervin cableone net>:
> > Hi,
> > How do I go about setting up Ubuntu 10.04 to automatically check for
> > security updates?
> > Thanks.
> > Glenn
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:48:16 -0430
> > From: Luis Gonz?lez <luisg123v gmail com>
> > To: "Mgr. Janusz Chmiel" <ernesta tiscali cz>
> > Cc: Glenn <glennervin gmail com>, orca-list gnome org
> > Subject: Re: [orca-list] XP-Like Ubuntu security question
> > Message-ID:
> > <CABOLRqpHk=ztby9bT7h98-gfQoxg=AZM++C_OZRhZFh-+Vv7_A mail gmail com>
> >
> > I'm using various Linux versions, including Ubuntu 10.04. Although
> > it's currently supported for servers (it receives security updates, so
> > the security shouldn't be a problem), the main problem is you can't
> > (or it's much harder) install new software, e.g. a roughly newer
> > versions of Transmission, Libreoffice, pidgin, wine and others; in
> > most cases, you'll need to compile the software  yourself.
> >
> > On the other hand, if you use unsupported versions like Ubuntu
> > 8.*/10.10, you'll be exposed to new vulnerabilities, e.g. Heartbleed;
> > so yes, security could  actually be something to consider.
> >
> >
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> -- 
> Salu2
> Luis F. González V.
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