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minus-squarejulianwgs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoThis is all fine as long as you are not on a throttled connection. I read an blog post a couple of years ago in which the author switched from Arch to Debian for a longer offgrid vacation for this exact reason.
minus-squarejulianwgs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoUpdating your software is the most important action one can take for cyber security, so no. That is not an option. Also the update can fail if you wait too long (mostly GPG keys, which can be fixed)
minus-square0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoCalm down. All updates are not security updates. People can read change logs before deciding to update.
minus-squaredefinitemaybe@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoDoes anybody read all the changelogs? There are hundreds of updates every time I run things.
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoI mean you’ll be fine off grid for a couple months
minus-squarebruhduh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoNot with the arch, i broke several arch installations by being off grid for 2-3 months
This is all fine as long as you are not on a throttled connection. I read an blog post a couple of years ago in which the author switched from Arch to Debian for a longer offgrid vacation for this exact reason.
Just don’t update
Updating your software is the most important action one can take for cyber security, so no. That is not an option.
Also the update can fail if you wait too long (mostly GPG keys, which can be fixed)
Calm down. All updates are not security updates. People can read change logs before deciding to update.
Does anybody read all the changelogs? There are hundreds of updates every time I run things.
I mean you’ll be fine off grid for a couple months
Not with the arch, i broke several arch installations by being off grid for 2-3 months