On 04/29/2013 01:18 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote: > Hello amjjawad and everybody else reading this mail, > > I think everybody can decide to run a linux version, that is not > supported or only partially supported with security updates. It probably > works well without any intruder stealing information or using your > system for other illegal purposes. > > But I would never recommend it for somebody else, because there is an > increased risk, that the system might get compromised. And Lubuntu 12.04 > will be only partially supported after October 2013. > > What do you think about ronniew's LXLE? He takes '12.04 LTS > responsibility' of the Lubuntu specific packages. I don't know exactly > how he is doing that, maybe by picking new versions from upstream > sources? I think it will be safer than plain Lubuntu 12.04, but will it > be as safe as a release supported by Canonical? Or safe enough to > recommend to other people? > > I'm asking, because LXLE offers support for a Lubuntu system (remix or > fork?) that works with non-pae CPUs until April 2017. So the fake-pae > issue can be solved that way and the Pentium Ms will have four more > years to run without leaving 'the Ubuntu family'. > > -o- > > @amjjawad, I understand that you discourage me to continue with the > fake-pae issue. > > Best regards > Nio > > My simple answer to that is I trust Julien. He said Lubuntu 12.04 would be supported for 18 months.
It's up to each individual to decide if they want to trust an off-shoot like LXLE, I personally prefer not to. Even Linux Mint bothers me in the way they handle kernel updates and other security updates. That said, if you installed Ubuntu 12.04 and then installed "lubuntu-core" how would that effect security, it only installs these packages; elementary-icon-theme galculator giblib1 gnome-icon-theme-full libfm-data libfm-gtk-data libfm-gtk1 libfm1 libid3tag0 libimlib2 libmenu-cache1 libobrender27 libobt0 lightdm-gtk-greeter lubuntu-artwork lubuntu-artwork-12-04 lubuntu-core lubuntu-default-settings lubuntu-icon-theme lxmenu-data lxpanel lxsession lxshortcut obconf openbox openbox-themes pcmanfm plymouth-theme-lubuntu-logo plymouth-theme-lubuntu-text scrot Of course installing 'lubuntu-desktop' installs much more, but what would the security implications be of installing only those minimal packages? I can't answer that question. Lance -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
