Linux update becomes terminal pain

Linux update becomes terminal pain
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2006-08-24

Many users of the increasingly popular Ubuntu Linux distribution found themselves on Tuesday thrown back to mid-1990s, when a botched update to the graphical X Window subsystem brought them face-to-face with the command-line terminal.

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Linux update becomes terminal pain 2006-08-25
Anonymous

"the X Window software used by almost all Linux systems..." Can you source this? I'd think it would be closer to half or less of Linux systems use X Windows. Or did you mean that almost all Linux DISTRUBUTIONS include X Windows? That a big difference....

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Linux update becomes terminal pain 2006-08-25
Anonymous (1 replies)

How is this security news?...

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Re: Linux update becomes terminal pain 2006-08-25
Anonymous

Nay, how is this news at all....

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Linux update becomes terminal pain 2006-08-28
Anonymous (1 replies)

I personally find that Linux system update quite often cause grief. I haven't had a X Windows problem so far. But it crippled my wireless network couple of time. It took lots of effort to fix....

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Re: Linux update becomes terminal pain 2006-08-28
Anonymous

If the "Linux system update quite often cause grief" for you, why don't you disable it?

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Linux update becomes terminal pain 2006-08-29
Anonymous

If you cant handle some command-line action or are not willing to learn/workout problems that occur then maybe you should not be using linux....

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Linux update becomes terminal pain 2006-08-29
Anonymous

Wow... securityfocus has sunk to a new low.

Get some real news guys... not only is this on your front page, but its "in depth". Gimme a break....

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Linux update becomes terminal pain 2006-08-29
Anonymous

what a funny title ...

wondering if Robert Lemos is Linux user ?...

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