On 08/11/2008, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > one of the elderly people I help with ubuntu/Kubuntu (aged 85) did on one > occasion click the Version upgrade innocently going from LTS 6.06 to > the next version, and there were a few problems - which I later caught > up with ok, but it did make me think. > > My current inclination is to consider getting such users to have a non > sudo account, but I would still wish them to do security updates > themselves, but not version upgrades.
It's possible to turn off the notification for the availability of a new version. Just go to System -> Administration -> Software Sources, select the updates tab and the option is at the bottom of the window. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
