Hello all, Currently, Debian, as installed by default (unless a DE is installed too) doesn't install security fixes automatically.
An experienced user will activate this and keep all machines safe [user-updates], but others will have a less secure computer. Couldn't we activate security upgrades by default? Which tool? unattended-upgrades? How/where? d-i only? debootstrap? tasksel? ... It was proposed for debian-edu in 2010 [debian-edu-2010], and is currently under discussion for a wheezy cloud image [debian-cloud-u-u]. [user-updates]: There are various ways: manual, unattended-upgrades, cron-apt, apt-dater, home-made, ... [debian-edu-2010]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-edu/2010/09/msg00023.html [debian-cloud-u-u]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-cloud/2014/04/msg00044.html Regards -- Mathieu Parent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAFX5sbyaGjCQudi4J+te774QMD=L3u1RAyAYWF=fGsyh5=SL=g...@mail.gmail.com
