Here and in any media about software we usually recommend always having the operating system well updated. If it seems like a good idea to someone, he may not update some programs and libraries, but security patches should always be applied. Surprisingly, many users of Linux Mint they are not, so Clement Lefebvre has commented in his this month's newsletter that they could take action, some that I don't think everyone likes equally.
The problem is not that many users simply go from applying the latest patches. The problem is that, according to the project developers, many operating system users are using versions that are no longer supported, with the danger that that can mean. Lefebvre's team also thinks they are partly to blame, because they don't know how to convince users to upgrade, so they could force users to apply certain patches.
Will Linux Mint force you to upgrade like Windows 10?
The only certainty is that this is something that is being debated, and Lefebvre says that the operating system "Could insist" that we install some updates. From my point of view, this can mean two things: the update manager shows a pop-up window or a warning, more or less annoying, that invites us to update or update for us, which I think could be better for less users. experienced but I don't think the more advanced likes anything.
The Linux Mint monthly newsletter doesn't stop there. He also tells us about bugs that have to be corrected in projects like xapp, warpinator, nemo, cinnamon-menus, nemo-dropbox, nemo-media-columns, and nemo-python. They also tell us about some improvements in Cinnamon, such as improved memory management.
In any case, the highlight is the topic of updates. It remains to be seen how they carry it out, but from here we also tell you: at the very least, apply security patches as soon as you can, whatever the operating system you are using.
You can not install a specific update because you have a production system with which you know it can give you problems and you delay it until the bug is corrected.
But who does not update anything as a rule is not an advanced user. Rather the complete opposite.
While people who migrate to Linux [generally] are a bit more security conscious… there is never a lack of clueless.
The call of the Mint developers seems appropriate to me ... we will have to see how they implement the solutions.