Ditching Windows: Here's How Ubuntu Updates Your PC And Why It's Better
Jason Evangelho writes about his experience of having ditched Windows for Ubuntu:
Updates on both Windows and Ubuntu come in many forms. You have security updates, feature updates and software updates among others. If you’re someone who’s ever entertained the idea of ditching Windows for Linux, chances are Windows’ aggressive update behavior is a primary reason.
Microsoft’s system update policy has reached a point where it's implementing artificial intelligence to guess when a user is away from their PC so that Windows can reboot and apply the latest updates. When I wrote about that so many people said “hey, what about just letting the human in front of the PC make that choice?”
While Windows 10 does give users some level of control over when to update, it still has a nasty habit of forcing a reboot on us where work can be lost if we're not diligent about rebooting. Or it simply results in a headache and lost time.
So that’s been one of the most refreshing things about using Ubuntu so far. No forced reboots, no aggressive update nags. And the fact that the majority of the software you’ve installed on your own (via the included Software Center or Snap Store) updates right alongside the system.
If an affected application is being used, Ubuntu simply waits until the software is closed. Once it’s reopened the new version is loaded. No nags, no interruptions, no stepping through multiple dialogue windows. It’s pretty much an invisible process to the user.
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Ditching Windows: Here’s How Ubuntu Updates Your PC And Why It’s Better I’ve written about why Windows Updates annoy me, so what makes updates on Ubuntu better? |