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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
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Subject: Re: Which Linux is best on lab top
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:54:22 +0200
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Pascal Obry writes:
> Ludovic,
>
>> Neither Debian nor Ubuntu have auto-upgrade, because Debian doesn't do
>
> Yes and no. GNOME provides an updater applet which can be configured :
>
> 1. to download and install softwares automatically
> 2. download but ask before installing
> 3. notify when new software versions are available to download
>
> I'm using option 3 on the testing branch. Stable enough (read no problem
> since 3 years) for what I'm doing.

Thanks.  I wouldn't know, since I use neither GNOME nor KDE :) I
usually only have emacs and galeon full-screen on IceWM.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.