Libranet security - how?

[Leon Goldstein]

Michael Hipp wrote:

> I'm thinking about giving Libranet a whirl (so I can impress my 
> friends that I did something Debian , so I planned to subscribe to 
> their security announcements list just to see how things flow. But 
> turns out they don't have one. Emailed Libranet support and they said 
> everyone just uses Debian security announcements.
>
> Is this the best way? Can Debian security updates/patches be applied 
> to a presumably more up-to-date Libranet system without worries?
>
> Just wanting to understand ...
>
> Michael 

Libranet is an orthodox Debian distribution, embellished with a 
simplified installer and an elegant system administration tool 
(adminmenu.)  As long as you stick to the testing branch all is well.  
Where beginners get into trouble is doing wholesale upgrading to 
unstable, and things start breaking.*

The beauty of Libranet is in how it sits on the fence between Debian and 
proprietary releases like Xandros and Lindows.
This balancing act, IMHO, is what makes Libranet the best of the current 
Debians for a moderately experienced Linuxist.
While the other Debians mentioned may be easier to install (and the 
degree of "easier" is marginal) their proprietary GUI's make you 
dependent on those distributions for updates and upgrades.

I do not network, and I don't have broadband so I am very conservative 
with my Libranet installations.  I expect Ken moffat will be along 
shortly with more on this.

*I recommend to people wanting to try Libranet to install it twice.  The 
second install can be a "lab rat" installation for testing update.  You 
can e.g. run the kernel upgrade script posted on the Libranet support 
solutions page and install and compile the 2.4.23 kernel.  I think once 
you use Libranet's kernel upgrade tool you will be sold.

If you have the HD space, install a third and apt-get a complete 
unstable upgrade to see what happens.

-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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