[OT Security PSA] Shellshock: Update your bash, now!

[eles via Digitalmars-d-announce]

On Friday, 3 October 2014 at 07:16:14 UTC, Kagamin wrote:
> On Thursday, 2 October 2014 at 12:44:08 UTC, eles wrote:
>> I doubt. At least, not easily. However, installing LMDE should 
>> be a one-time process (it's a rolling distribution).
>
> Do rolling distributions guarantee to not overwrite fstab? How 
> mint package update differs from a rolling distro package 
> update?

Mint is release-based. All packages are updated in a large group 
that is called "a release", unlike rolling distributions, where 
packages are updated package-by-package, sometimes even on daily 
basis.

The former attempt stability (because all packages are tested 
together, along with their interactions), while the latter 
attempt cutting-edge software (you update software as it gets 
produced).

No matter the distribution, security packages usually comes in in 
rolling-manner (because very important).

Unlike other release-style distribution, Mint simply does not 
support hot-upgrades, they recommend full reinstall (back-up your 
files, clean harddisk, install, restore files).

Anyway, the fact that they do not support it does not mean is not 
possible. It's just that they disclaim responsibility and they do 
not want to invest support into that.

So, it is possible, but you must be a bit of geek. And you cannot 
request their official helps/guides for that. Think of it as 
"undocumented feature" from their POV.