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×The latest release of Linux Mint includes changes to the Update Manager to prevent users from procrastinating important security updates. . Earlier this year, Clement Lefebvre, the developer of the popular desktop distro , had expressed concern about users ignoring security updates exposing their Internet-connected installations to all kinds of risk. Although Linux Mint doesn’t collect any relay any telemetry data, based on the activity of the distro’s update server, Lefebre shared that only about 30% users update their distros in less than a week, and a sizable percentage of users are running an outdated version of the distro that stopped receiving security updates in 2019. . Linux Mint enhances its Update Manager to promote prompt security patches and boost user adherence.. Linux Mint Updates, Security Management, User Experience Improvements. . Brittany Day
Linux Mint developers have decided to notify users about pending updates on their system, raising a controversial question - is Linux Mint turning into Windows? . The developers of Linux Mint, a popular Linux distribution, have announced a new feature for the Update Manager that's meant to encourage regular and frequent updates. Some users in the Linux community have scoffed at this, saying it's too much like Windows' infamous forced updates. So what's really going on? . The introduction of the Update Manager in Linux Mint has ignited conversations regarding the balance of user notifications and the schedule of updates relative to Windows operating systems.. Linux Mint, Update Manager, User Notifications. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Linux Mint is working on improving its Update Manager in an effort to encourage users to apply security updates. . Last week the Linux Mint project shared the troubling news how many of its users are behind on important security updates or in some cases even running end-of-life versions. In trying to help address the issue, Linux Mint is working on improvements to its Update Manager to encourage users to apply updates. The Linux Mint project posted this morning their February 2021 monthly report. In there they outlined some of the pending Update Manager work to encourage users to update. "In the next release the manager won’t just look for available updates, it will also keep track of particular metrics and be able to detect cases where updates are overlooked. Some of these metrics are when was the last time updates were applied, when was the last time packages were upgraded on the system, for how many days has a particular update been shown...In some cases the Update Manager will be able to remind you to apply updates. In a few of them it might even insist." . Linux Mint seeks to refine its update system by upgrading its Manager to monitor and promote the implementation of critical security improvements.. Linux Mint Update Manager, Enhancements, Security Updates. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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