How to select level of updates

[elelme]

Steve, for what it's worth:
  This was my conclusion, as well -- after trying out Ralphy's updater for a while, I ended up seeing
it as superfluous. But then, I check each morning for updates as a habit. Discovering Jerry's thinking
about this was good insight.

[Coastie]

[quote author=Jerry link=topic=4398.msg33376#msg33376 date=1499382848]
I'm saying that Install Updates is the recommended method

OK, Jerry. I'm trusting you 100% here. That's the route I'm going to take. Thanks.
[/quote]

I agree with both of these statements. But just to keep from worrying, Jerry, I have to ask. Do you or someone you authorize what is in install updates and kernel updates and changes? This is not just doing updates that Ubuntu recommends?  :-\

[bitsnpcs]

When I first started playing with all the distros, I thought I could take the best of one and add it to another. Live and learn. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I agree with this and [member=2]Jerry[/member] advised method of Install Updates.
I have not had any update problems that were memorable, where there was a potential problem it was mostly already resolved quickly, and before it had became an issue.

[smhardesty]

I have not had any update problems that were memorable, where there was a potential problem it was mostly already resolved quickly, and before it had became an issue.

That's exactly the kind of response I was hoping for. Knowing that any possible problem is either caught before I do an update, or resolved very quickly after it becomes known, is all I need to know. That gives me confidence and lets me rest easier. And that's good enough for me. Thanks guys!

[Artim]

It's a good idea to check these wonderful forums before updating, just to see if there's an issue.  Most of the issues come from "upstream" (Ubuntu), and their habit of sneaking beta software into an LTS by means of an update just gets my goat.  Long Live Linux Lite!

[Valtam]

[member=6925]RandomBoy[/member] I hear you, betas in LTS is just plain weird! Not something you would expect.

[smhardesty]

It's a good idea to check these wonderful forums before updating, just to see if there's an issue.  Most of the issues come from "upstream" (Ubuntu), and their habit of sneaking beta software into an LTS by means of an update just gets my goat.  Long Live Linux Lite!

OK. I can see where that would be a wise thing to do, for sure. So that brings a couple of completely new questions to mind. How often should a guy really do updates? Then, regardless of how often updates should be performed, how does a guy know if an update just hit an hour or two prior to him performing "Lite Updates"? What I mean is, I make sure to be up to date on any possible problems with updates, check the forum for any new problems, perform "Lite Updates" and then discover that an update was added upstream just an hour before I did the update and Ubuntu did sneak a Beta in.

Or,,  am I just getting way too cautious and worried, and I should just forget this and do "Lite Updates" and trust Jerry and the crew to take care of problems?

[bitsnpcs]

Menu>System>Systemback
can be used for making restore points, also can be made using this are ISO backups of the System.
The Manual covers these process methods.
Regular updating of data files being the usual, or best way, for using of computers of any OS etc.
More than 1 backup of data is a good idea IMO, on a different locations/media/formats.

Jerry and the team are efficient at solving problems, also the advanced users of the community are good at that too.

Also important to keep in mind the greater Linux community also has many extremely talented teams and individuals who play roles in solving upstream Ubuntu issues, including the Ubuntu Team and forums .

With Linux it is a free thinking people, vibrant community, constantly changing and always growing, self motivated people, they do it because they enjoy doing it.

Corporate OS's have a limited genetic pool, whose potential may be stiffled by having to comply with something other than Freedom. The shot hits the bird that pokes its head out.

[smhardesty]

Thanks, bitsnpcs. Yeah, Systemback is something I really need to use a little more than I am right now. I have never used any such program in the past. As of this posting, the only restore point I have is the one I created immediately after the install and my minor tweaking. I need to set at least one more now that I have everything setup exactly the way I want it. As a matter of fact, I think I'll create one as soon as I'm done here today.

As for data backups, that's another of those things I need to do more often. For over 30 years I practiced and preached backup, backup, backup, to all my customers. Way back, when I was involved with data processing instead of personal computing, all the installations and companies I worked at used the "son, father, grandfather" backup procedures with at least one set of backups held off site. Of course being the good, conscientious computer guru I was supposed to be, I got caught a couple of times with no backups and a completely crashed system. :-[ So yes, I need to create backups much more often.

No need to tell me about the differences between the Linux community and it's software products versus Corporate OSes. I started seeing the writing on the wall about Win95C SR2.5. That's about the time I discovered Red Hat Linux followed shortly by my discovery of Mandrake. Sometime shortly after MS released Windows ME, I switched from using Windows on my own PCs to Linux. Then about 15 years ago I switched every PC in my home to Linux, including my wife's PCs. She loves Linux compared to her buggy Windows PC at work.

[bitsnpcs]

It was my try for to show, many people involved at greater Linux community, re; not only to rely upon Jerry and the team coz sometimes they can be very busy, its not for me to answer for them etc.
I am not good at wording when I wish social instances.