Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks

From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks
Date	2026-02-04 18:23 +0000
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On Wed, 4 Feb 2026 02:45:22 -0500, c186282 wrote:

> On 2/4/26 02:21, Marc Haber wrote:
>> c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>>> On 2/3/26 14:47, rbowman wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 22:59:56 -0500, c186282 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> MX Linux
>>>>>
>>>>> Had to do 'full-update' to install three kernel updates in just the
>>>>> past two weeks.
>>>>>
>>>>> This SEEMS excessive.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there some nasty security problem with DebiVerse kernels of late
>>>>> ?
>>>>
>>>> Which kernel? Both the Arch and Fedora boxes have been at 6.18.7 for
>>>> a while.  6.19 is still a rc.
>>>
>>>    Yesterdays is "6.18.8-1-liquorix-amd64"
>>>
>>>    Previous were 6.18.6-2 and 6.18.6-1
>>>
>>>    Usually kernel version updates are infrequent, but the past couple
>>>    weeks ....
>> 
>> Why would MX Linux, a distribution that praises itself for being stable
>> and frugal, use bleeding edge kernels?!? Don't they have more important
>> things to do?
> 
>    Well, this is part of My Concern ... this behavior suggests some
>    MAJOR security problem that they and others are patching as fast as
>    possible without raising a General Alarm.

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Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-02 22:59 -0500
  Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-03 19:47 +0000
    Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2026-02-03 20:41 +0000
    Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-03 22:12 -0500
      Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-04 06:12 +0000
        Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-04 02:00 -0500
      Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-04 08:21 +0100
        Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-04 02:45 -0500
          Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-02-04 09:58 +0200
            Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-04 21:39 -0500
              Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-05 08:12 +0100
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-05 02:24 -0500
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-05 09:18 +0000
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-05 11:17 +0100
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-05 18:32 -0500
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-06 18:02 +0100
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-02-06 20:17 +0000
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-06 21:51 -0500
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-07 10:38 +0100
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-07 20:58 +0000
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-05 18:29 -0500
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-06 18:03 +0100
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-05 16:55 +0000
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-06 18:05 +0100
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-06 18:25 +0000
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-07 10:41 +0100
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-07 20:54 +0000
                Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-02-08 21:26 +0100
          Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-02-04 18:23 +0000
            Re: Concern ? THREE Kernel Updates in TWO Weeks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-02-04 22:46 -0500

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