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

Arch Linux mentions (256)

• Penguin, Chicken or Duck? (Eros, OC, Microsoft Bing AI Generated)

  Arch is a popular Linux distribution(basically an os). Him saying that he uses arch is basically a joke that arch Linux users will always mention that they use the distro. (Also a penguin is also the Linux mascot). Source: 6 months ago

• Arch Linux bugtracker migration to Gitlab completed

  Arch sends distribution news every week or so, usually in one or two paragraphs. https://archlinux.org/ I've followed the gitlab migration and every package and distribution change that warranted community notification for more than a decade. It's such an empowering feeling to have tracked all the changes to the distribution over a decade. The Arch maintainer culture has managed to provide consistent high quality... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• Moving from Mint to Arch

  When searching for something just add Arch Linux to the and follow official archlinux.org and use duckduckgo.com for better results. You will get amazed how good arch wiki explained everything and how aur has very large apps. Source: 6 months ago

• Can't "sudo pacman -Syu" (jdk-openjdk and jre-openjdk are in conflict)

  I wonder how many people got frustrated with the solution posted on the front page of https://archlinux.org/, as it seems to not have been fixed for 5 days already. Source: 7 months ago

• why is archlinux not releasing the october's monthly update ?

  When I visit the archlinux.org website I can't find the archlinux 2023.10.x update,. Source: 8 months ago