• MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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    12 hours ago

    This is a lot safer on Linux than Windows, this year. A lot of engineering has gone into making updates resilient.

    And Linux hasn’t done the Windows 10 to Windows 11 - black screen for a couple hours, hope you know not to touch it - that we sometimes see.

    Linux now has a stronger default permissions model, so it’s a lot harder for user error to break the machine in serious ways, even if they do reboot during a sensitive update.