Linux Mint Monthly News – February 2021

An announcement was made last week to explain why security updates are important and to remind people to update their computer.
If you haven’t read it yet please visit https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4030.
We started working on improvements for the Update Manager. In the next release the manager won’t just look for available updates, it will also keep track of particular metrics and be able to detect cases where updates are overlooked. Some of these metrics are when was the last time updates were applied, when was the last time packages were upgraded on the system, for how many days has a particular update been shown…
In some cases the Update Manager will be able to remind you to apply updates. In a few of them it might even insist. We don’t want it to be dumb and get in your way though. It’s here to help. If you are handling things your way, it will detect smart patterns and usages. It will also be configurable and let you change the way it’s set up.
We have key principles at Linux Mint. One of them is that this is your computer, not ours. We also have many use cases in mind and don’t want to make Linux Mint harder to use for any of them.
We’re still forming strategies and deciding when and how the manager should make itself more visible so it’s too soon to speak about these aspects and get into the details which probably interest you the most here. So far we worked on making the manager smarter and giving it more information and more metrics to look at.
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Last week the Linux Mint project shared the troubling news
Linux Mint's Update Manager To Encourage Users To Apply Security Updates
Clickbait
Linux Mint developers will force updates on users like Microsoft does with Windows 10 [Ed: Brian Fagioli is lying. This headline is false and contradicted by what the body of the article says. Unnecessary clickbait. Read the original from Linux Mint's blog.]
Linux Mint team wants users to upgrade, may enforce some
Linux Mint team wants users to upgrade, may enforce some
FUD and lies about Linux Mint (misrepresentation) now shoved in
inux Mint Developers Will Force Updates on Users Like Microsoft Does with Windows 10 [Ed: This headline is a lie. FUD and lies about Linux Mint (misrepresentation) now shoved into Slashdot.]
Linux Mint May Resort to Windows 10-Style Forced Updates
Linux Mint May Resort to Windows 10-Style Forced Updates
nux Mint starts pushing updates
Linux Mint starts pushing updates
Linux Mint may start pushing high-priority patches to users
Linux Mint may start pushing high-priority patches to users
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Friendly Reminder From The Linux Mint Team: Update Your Computer (And Teach Others How)
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