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Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 02:07:58 -0000 (UTC)
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On 6 Jan 2025 14:48:39 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:

> Microsoft's own updaters are not used and actually
> circumvented ...

You mean, running them from local media is not supported? Really?? Because 
Linux installers/updaters work fine in that situation. There are times 
when you *don’t* want to have to require a reliable Internet connection to 
get work done.

>> sudo rm -Rf /
>>
>> Doctor, it hurts when I do this!
>> Don't do that, then.
> 
> So when a Linux user does something out of line ...

Well, until you find some recommended Linux service procedure that 
requires the execution of a command like the above, I would say that is 
very definitely “out of line”.