Ubuntu Livepatch Reviews

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Ubuntu Livepatch mentions (7)

• Is kexec safe?

  There are some in-place kernel patching tools, i.e. `kpatch`, [livepatch](https://ubuntu.com/security/livepatch), and some other proprietary solutions, but they're for narrow targeted patching of security issues mostly and not for all out replacement of the running kernel. Source: about 1 year ago

• Apple has just released the first Rapid Security Response for Ventura

  > Anything that involves system services This is not true. NixOS, as one example, is able to figure out which services (including system) need to be restarted. > god forbid the kernel This is not true either. Live kernel updates are possible (but are usually a paid addition, e.g. https://ubuntu.com/security/livepatch). - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• What are you using for patch management?

  For patching running kernels against CVEs when you can't immediately reboot, there's Livepatch as well. Source: over 1 year ago

• So I'm back to Ubuntu LTS

  For security updates, yes, not for everything. See here: https://ubuntu.com/security/livepatch. Source: over 1 year ago

• Any advantage to Ubuntu Pro Desktop?

  Ubuntu Pro is how you get Kernel Livepatch which applies security fixes to your running kernel without needing to reboot. Source: over 1 year ago

AlmaLinux mentions (22)

• June 30th, 2024, will bring the End of Life (EOL) of CentOS Linux

  Another suitable option, which has handled the situation of Red Hat source RPM releases[1] quite a bit better imo, is Alma Linux. https://almalinux.org/ Similar goal, but is working more directly upstream with Red Hat[2] as opposed to the (as I last had read) undisclosed and non-open approach that Rocky Linux has taken. 1: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/furthering-evolution-centos-stream 2:... - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• Keeping Open Source Open: Rocky Linux

  Https://almalinux.org (At the bottom, "Backed By"). Source: 11 months ago

• what is the typical size of Linux updates?

  This might be a good use case for RHEL family distribution (such as CentOS Stream or AlmaLinux) or Debian. These are much longer lived distributions, and provide fewer update churn over time than other distributions. Source: about 1 year ago

• Can't get Nagios to work on Ubuntu 22.04

  If If you feel more comfortable on a RHEL based distro, there a good alternatives to CentOS such as AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux. Source: about 1 year ago

• Rust language forked by community into Crab

  This situation still exists and Gregory Kurtzer's RockyLinux (Greg started CentOS originally), CloudLinux's AlmaLinux, and others exist to fill the need for a freely installable RHEL clone. Source: about 1 year ago