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like not doing anything, just a spare laptop in case i ever need one, what if i use it years after i installed debian on it?? i would have to update like 300 packages and would take a lot??

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[–] bunitor 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it is absolutely recommended to keep any system that has access to the internet up to date. i don't know why people keep saying it isn't

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Someone said you shouldn’t?