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Rai_Jin posted...

that's just, what do you even expect from it?

Whatever the update entails, security, bugfixes, new features, etc.

Rai_Jin posted...

so the security is somewhat the same between the distributions because that's not the distribution's job?

There's not really a simple answer to this. Much of the security is up the specific packages and their maintainers, not all distributions use the same package versions. Some like to the stick to the most stable and battle tested versions, which means an update is less likely to break something, but arn't necessarily the newest version. Some other distros don't do this resulting in potential hiccups.

Both scenarios can lead to different kinds of headaches.

The piece to the puzzle that I'm not sure you're understanding is that Linux is a massive collaborative effort. A security hole isn't necessarily a distro's fault. It usually falls on the packages.

Rai_Jin posted...

it just updates automatically after some time when shutting down and finishing in short time that I usually don't even notice when starting up.

Then I guess updating Linux really is that much significantly faster because I definitely notice Windows auto updates and it makes me rage every time. The speed difference would probably blow your mind :/