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== Repositories ==
 * How are the "-updates" and "-security" pockets different?
  * {{{-updates}}} includes things that have gone through the [[StableReleaseUpdates]] process, and contain various important bug fixes.
  * {{{-security}}} includes only updated packages that contain security-related fixes, and are built to not require anything from "-updates".
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== Strange Behavior ==
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  * There is no "tty" allocated when running commands directly via {{{ssh}}}, please add the "-t" flag.   * There is no "tty" allocated when running commands directly via {{{ssh}}}, please add the "-t" flag.
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 * difference between -updates and -security
  * versioning
  * builds

This page is still very much a place-holder.  If you have time, please update it with more information.

Repositories

  • How are the "-updates" and "-security" pockets different?
    • -updates includes things that have gone through the StableReleaseUpdates process, and contain various important bug fixes.

    • -security includes only updated packages that contain security-related fixes, and are built to not require anything from "-updates".

Packages

Strange Behavior

  • When I use sudo via ssh, I can see the password as I type it. How do I fix that?

    • There is no "tty" allocated when running commands directly via ssh, please add the "-t" flag.

Things to Flesh Out

  • links to various security policies


CategorySecurityTeam

SecurityTeam/FAQ (last edited 2026-01-22 22:33:01 by seth-arnold)