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Are they really necessary?
I have gone through UBUNTU 12.04 14.04 & 16.something before ending up with this Linux Lite & as with the other variants at each update & upgrade my operating system seems to get more dysfunctional.
This computer was working beautifully for a brief period of time before I upgraded & updated from the original Linux Lite I installed from a disk + the addition of Shotwell that I was helped to install through this forum but now the dysfunctional aspects are starting to get on my tits.
Could I just reinstall the original Linux Lite (2.04 I think it was) & stay with that,what would be the consequences?
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Hello,
myself I do install all updates available on LL in Install Updates, and unless someone has an issue it is what I would suggest to them.
Before installing updates you can sometimes read what each ones is for or what it does on a search engine, I done it for some in Google.
The consequences of not updating security patches would mean your computer became more vulnerable.
eg; all computers connected to the outside world are extremely vulnerable, it would increase that risk, to known and current ones.
The consequences of not installing software upgrades that are bug fixes for bugs you dont experience, or feature upgrades you dont want, would be less.
It would be best to state the dysfunctions, and the advanced users may know how to reduce that, and how to find the cause of that.
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I should think you would only really need to install security updates that patch some vulnerability they discovered.
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It should be considered that when a software, or component is exploited, it can be the out dated version that is at more risk.
eg; the older version was there longer, it has given more time for exploiting.
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All your points make me think continual updating is necessary but why when you do this does your computer become more dysfunctional,don't they think these things through properly?
Forinstance,I find now when I go to bookmarks to access some website it sometimes requires 8/10 clicks before the menu stays in place.
Making changes to text like spelling mistakes & corrections by clicking the mouse at a certain point in a sentence or words I cannot make a brake without real difficulty & firefox is continually crashing & this has been going on for months & several 'updates/grades.' It just reverted to the original google search page as I was doing this......it is extremely annoying.
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There's probably a bunch of older versions and config files that weren't cleaned up when new ones were installed. Maybe it just needs a cleanup! Use the Menu System Lite Tweaks software to clean it up. Then let us know if it worked for you!
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SICKOFLINUX , did you update your RAM in the end?
2006 - HP DC7700p ultraslim Desktop Intel 6300 cpu 4GB Ram LL3.8 64bit.
2007 - Fujitsu Siemens V3405 Laptop 2 GB Ram LL3.6 32bit. Now 32bit Debian 9 + nonfree.
2006 - Fujitsu Siemens Si1520 Laptop Intel T720 cpu 3GB Ram LL5.6 64 Bit
2014 - Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook E754 Intel i7 4712MQ 16GB Ram LL6.6
2003 - RETIRED Toshiba Satellite Pro A10 1 GB RAM LL2.8 32bit
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Perhaps it's the problem in browser, not an OS?
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