Originally posted here by rcgreen
never update anything. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Bite your tongue! I totally disagree on that comment when it comes to computers. The only time not updating is okay in my book is if you keep alot of sensitive information and you want to test a patch/update before putting it on those systems of higher importance. Second of all a patch usually means something was broken and is not fixed. Just because it didn't affect you doesn't mean you shouldn't patch it. If a car company does a recall on something...just because I haven't been hit yet doesn't mean I'm not going to go get the recall done.

Keep your systems patched and up to date.

taiwl : Personally I never use up2date. I have three redhat systems here and I much prefer to manually patch things. I've never been fond of automatic updates on anything. I download the RPMs and install one by one (or in groups like openssl). That way if something starts messing up I know what the last thing I did on it.

I check this website https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rh9-errata-security.html once every few days to see if anything new has come out. If it has and I use the product....I patch it. If it's a patch for a product you don't use...don't patch it....then delete it cause obviously you don't need it. Other than that keep all your software patched!

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