[Live-demo] Re: [OSGeo] #532: VMware client Xorg unable to log in

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#532: VMware client Xorg unable to log in
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  Reporter:  wildintellect  |       Owner:  live-demo at lists.osgeo.org
      Type:  defect         |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  normal         |   Component:  LiveDVD                  
Resolution:                 |    Keywords:  desktop 3.0 VMWare       
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Comment (by hamish):

 Replying to [ticket:532 wildintellect]:
 > Should we temporarily disable the sudo apt-get dist-upgrade to
 > exlude kernel updates?

 "dist-upgrade" should never be there in the first place.

 To be hard nosed about it, if VMware can't handle a security fix in the
 kernel they should release an update.

 Ubuntu should not change the main kernel version in a security update,
 just the bit after the first "-". fwiw (I don't know if this is true for
 ubuntu) debian bumps the package name if the ABI will be broken by the
 security update:

 kernel-image-2.4.27-2-686
 kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686


 > I also think we should modify the ubuntu config to only notify
 > users about updates every 3-7 days. So that a normal person using
 > it in a workshop will never see the update prompt.

 updates are useless for live-DVD users, mostly useless for live-USB stick
 users (they fill up the modifications space very quickly), but very
 important for folks who have installed from the DVD/USB.

 I don't think it matters what you put it for live-DVD users if the clock
 will be reset every time they boot -- does the clock restart when you
 first boot? In that case they won't see a message unless they leave the
 computer booted from the DVD for a week. Or does it run like a Sunday cron
 job?  shrug. The VM could easily be left open for a week though.

 shrug,
 Hamish

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