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Usjes
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Hi,
Some general questions:
1. Is there a general model across all distros as to how software should be installed and the installation kept up-to-date ?
ie. I am expecting there to be a GUI-based or CLI command to check for security patches for the kernel or updates for all my installed software, that I can invoke each time I boot up. Is this the case ?
2. Is there generally one generic 'Linux' version of any given software that should run on any distro or will you need a specific version for your distro ? If there are different versions, how different are they and how specifically do these differences arise (if all distros are using the same kernel). If there are differences should one still be able, by recompiling, to generate a new version suitable for your specific distro or would this be very complicated ?
Thanks
Some general questions:
1. Is there a general model across all distros as to how software should be installed and the installation kept up-to-date ?
ie. I am expecting there to be a GUI-based or CLI command to check for security patches for the kernel or updates for all my installed software, that I can invoke each time I boot up. Is this the case ?
2. Is there generally one generic 'Linux' version of any given software that should run on any distro or will you need a specific version for your distro ? If there are different versions, how different are they and how specifically do these differences arise (if all distros are using the same kernel). If there are differences should one still be able, by recompiling, to generate a new version suitable for your specific distro or would this be very complicated ?
Thanks