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On 12/24/24 2:21 PM, rbowman wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:31:38 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> 
>>     Me, I just generally avoid serious kernel upgrades ...
>>     just the usual auto-upgrades until I feel it's time to jump up two or
>>     three whole distro versions. It's only 'home use' now, so I'm not so
>>     worried about Vlad and Xi.
> 
> The Fedora box pulls down kernels frequently and is usually only a minor
> version or two behind the latest. The Ubuntu box is still 6.8.0. They both
> work fine for anything I do.

   Zactly ... ordinary upgrades almost always get it done.

   Again though, a busy outwards-facing server, some of
   those point upgrades MAY be valuable.