OK, As nobody seems for a against, let's clarify.
2014-04-11 22:31 GMT+02:00 Mathieu Parent (Debian) <sath...@debian.org>: > Hello all, > > Currently, Debian, as installed by default (unless a DE is installed > too) doesn't install security fixes automatically. > > An experienced user will activate this and keep all machines safe > [user-updates], but others will have a less secure computer. > > Couldn't we activate security upgrades by default? > > Which tool? unattended-upgrades? Answering myself: u-u seems the best solution. > How/where? d-i only? debootstrap? tasksel? ... debootrap seems too low level: it will add a additional 55MB (+16%) because of python deps. Proposal: install u-u from d-i (with a question of low priority, true by default)[1], and change u-u to have unattended-upgrades/enable_auto_updates defaults to true. [snip] [1]: base-installer: library.sh in configure_apt. Regards -- Mathieu Parent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cafx5sbxtapwfua6k4kjdvludjrc9o7j1y0wxhtty0n2nksm...@mail.gmail.com
