His own password which makes it even simpler.
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Zeth0s@lemmy.world 11 months agoHis dad just need to put a password when asked. It’s a 6-years-old kid task updating on most Linux distro. One needs to be able to write, that’s it
pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 11 months ago
itsraining@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That would be true if:
So, unless both of above are true, the dad will never (want to) update his system because “it works as is”, sticking to old versions of software, never receiving bugfixes and neglecting security.
Zeth0s@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Most distro nowadays come with a gui to update. A pop up windows appears asking if you want to upgrade. You can press “yes” and the password of the sudoer or admin user is asked.
Is it different for your distro?
pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 11 months ago
He still doesn’t care to.
itsraining@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yes, probably because I stick with Arch and Slackware plus a lightweight environment. The only time I saw such a GUI was when I tried out Elementary just for fun.
What I consider a problem is that the user can simply dismiss or disregard the updates notification indefinitely. I know many non-tech-savvy people who do not understand the importance of updates, so they would be inclined to do exactly that. That is why unattended upgrades are probably a better option in such cases.
Zeth0s@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The process is so simple that there is no reason to not do it. My wife is non-tech person, I installed ubuntu on her laptop and she’s very happy because it’s faster than windows. I have never updated it for her. She does it. Only thing I have done is the upgrade of the version
pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You’re a wise (wo)man. That is exactly the case. I’ve shown him how to do it in the GUI but he doesn’t care to because, like you said, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.
itsraining@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Thank you for answering. I can relate to manually updating my parents’ systems once in a while but at this point I’m seriously considering unattended upgrades (updating over SSH is also a good idea).
pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 11 months ago
NP, I don’t consider it a big issue, I kick it off whenever I’m there and it takes about 10 minutes.