True! Unless of course you want to run the latest and greatest! I've often installed Firefox directly from the "getfirefox.com" link, in order to get some new feature.
But than of course you have to deal with broken "Add-Ons". So lately I just let the distro keep my browser updated. --Manny On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 3:56 PM, David Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote: > In my mind - this is one of the most obvious advantages of using Ubuntu. > Whether or not you need LTS, the system still offers an automated > updating system, which keeps the system current - and also provides a > 2-or-3 click Upgrade path when a new release is available. > > If I were providing Linux-installation services, I would certainly > hesitate to install something (for any customer) which couldn't > automatically update security certificates or essential applications. > > > On 5/5/2009, "Randall Whitman" <[email protected]> wrote: >>Re the subthread of old distros: >>If a handful of members of a LUG list don't want to upgrade a whole OS >>every 2-3 years, imagine what non-techies think. This is a substantial >>concern to me as we offer Linux-installation services to non-techie people. > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >
