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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Should I worry when an app stops receiving updates? (feddit.uk)

submitted 1 day ago by abadidonque@feddit.uk to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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In GNOME Software I sometimes see a warning that an app (usually from Flathub) has stopped receiving updates.

How do you evaluate when, or whether, an app is problematic because it is no longer receiving updates?

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[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Software is never finished, because the entire eco system is evolving. It could be problematic, if the libraries it depends on changes and the program doesn't work correctly or doesn't start. In worst case vulnerabilities need to be patched could leave a door open to be attacked.

If it’s an internet-facing thing, it probably has security holes in it, so a trickle of fixes is reassuring.

Offline tools can have security issues too.