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Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating?

From	Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating?
Date	2012-06-12 15:50 -0700
Message-ID	<CBFD15BF.3184%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink)
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On 6/12/12 10:57 AM, in article a3pe8jFnq1U1@mid.individual.net, "Ian
Hilliard" <nospam@nospam.org> wrote:

>>> No fabrication involved. I had this problem years ago, but a quick
>>> google gave the answer.
>>> 
>>> This is not a bug. It is a security feature.
>> 
>> See the link, above.  It was fixed by doing an update.  Are you saying
>> Ubuntu has updates that are designed to reduce security... and that the
>> default setting is designed - on purpose - to not work just to be more
>> secure?
>> 
>> 
> I would hope that updates are not reducing security in Ubuntu, but given
> their recent history, I would not put it past them. I have been using
> Linux Mint for several years now.

I have used Ubuntu for years.  Updates have generally worked. This was a
*bug* that prevented it - not a security measure.

> This is however the wonderful thing about Linux. If your favourite
> Distro decides to go all Windows 8 on you, you can find a new favourite
> distro. When Microsoft goes all Windows 8 on you, you just have to suck it.

Why can't you move to another OS if you use Windows?  I know many people who
have!


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Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-10 21:51 -0700
  Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-10 22:19 -0700
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Hardon <hardon.quirk@gmail.com> - 2012-06-11 08:33 +0000
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2012-06-11 11:42 +0000
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                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Torre Starnes <torre.starnes@gmail.org> - 2012-06-11 18:12 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Torre Starnes <torre.starnes@gmail.org> - 2012-06-11 18:07 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 08:58 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 07:45 -0700
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 08:57 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2012-06-11 11:58 -0600
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 15:51 -0400
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            Re: Flounder flails the only number he's (sort of) got left. Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 17:52 -0400
            Re: Flounder flails the only number he's (sort of) got left. William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2012-06-11 22:58 +0100
              Re: Flounder flails the only number he's (sort of) got left. Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 18:11 -0400
  Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-11 17:10 +0200
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      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 16:41 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-06-12 08:05 +0200
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 23:18 -0700
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 14:42 -0700
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-06-12 08:08 +0200
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 23:17 -0700
          Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-06-12 08:34 +0200
            Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 23:59 -0700
              Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-12 19:57 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2012-06-12 14:05 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? MelissA <melis@a.com> - 2012-06-12 20:34 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2012-06-12 11:37 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2012-06-12 14:31 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2012-06-12 14:34 -0600
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2012-06-12 16:19 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2012-06-13 00:48 -0600
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2012-06-13 11:40 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2012-06-13 12:24 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 10:25 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2012-06-13 12:09 -0600
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2012-06-12 15:57 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-12 16:11 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2012-06-12 22:54 +0100
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-13 17:24 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 08:51 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2012-06-13 11:42 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-13 19:02 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2012-06-13 22:31 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-14 05:14 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2012-06-14 12:50 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-14 20:20 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-14 21:36 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2012-06-14 15:02 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-14 19:06 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2012-06-14 16:55 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-12 15:50 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-13 17:19 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2012-06-13 10:39 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 08:47 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-13 17:49 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 09:10 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-13 18:30 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 09:48 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-13 20:56 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-13 19:04 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2012-06-13 23:21 +0100
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                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2012-06-13 23:29 +0100
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