Hello Yuval,
On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 1:11 PM, Yuval Adam <yu...@y3xz.com> wrote: > > > > > I would recommend against Arch Linux because, like I said, its > > installations can be left in an unusable state if one forgets to update > > it frequently enough. I'm not sure about Void Linux as I never used it. > > > > That's factually incorrect. If you current state is stable, it will > remain stable for eternity as long as no updates are made and you do not > attempy any foolish things like system-wide installations without using > your package manager (why would a stable system become unstable otherwise?) > > Sorry for being unclear, but by "unusable state" I meant that one can no longer upgrade the system it using "pacman -Syu" (or whatever the command is) because it gives errors. The system itself works fine but will run outdated software applications (and often ones with known security vulnerabilities). I had to decommission several Arch VMs due to this problem, and it's a well-known problem for other people that can be found using web searches. Regards, -- Shlomi Fish -- ------------------------------------------ Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Chuck Norris helps the gods that help themselves. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply .
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