.........snip.........
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 11:35:14PM -0700,
joe@actionline.com wrote:
>
> The best (for me) system I ever had was PCLinuxOS with KDE 3.5 and I still
> have it on a couple of my systems which I *never* "updated" and which have
> remained rock solid.
Do you ever go online with these computers? The ones with unpatched
security holes?
.........snip........
>
> So, please forgive the rant, but why can't we have stable Linux distro
> that doesn't try to force endless "updates" on us? I hate updates. They
> almost always mess up my systems.
>
> I just want a stable system that does not keep pushing changes.
You aren't forced to install *all* updates. In Ubuntu you can choose
only the security updates.
>
> Are any of you Kubuntu users who have done all these hundreds of changes
> to 12.04 without experiencing problems as a result?
Not Kubuntu, but I ran Ubuntu for several years (still do occaisionally)
and installed all updates with wild abandon. Nary a hiccup.
--
Bob Holtzman
If you think you're getting free lunch,
check the price of the beer.
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