Ubuntu versions

[Tom Metro]

Kristian Hermansen wrote:
> Tom Metro wrote:
>> However, the server distribution may be based off of an older Ubuntu
>> release...
> 
> Not true.  The server version is released in coordination with every
> desktop release...

OK, thanks for the clarification. I guess the exception here is the LTS 
version, which by its "long term" nature, at any given moment, may be 
based on a version that's one or more releases old.


> If you have local users on the server, I wouldn't recommend a GUI,
> since those bugs are easy to elevate privileges from.

I wouldn't recommend a GUI on a server either, but David has previously 
explained that his main machine needs to be a compromise of desktop and 
server. My suggestion of using a VM for the server portion would have to 
be combined with (preferably hardware) firewall rules that permit only 
the server VM to receive inbound connections from the WAN. It also is 
far more practical to run SELinux with highly restrictive rules on a VM 
that has only a few specific functions, rather than on a general purpose 
desktop.

  -Tom

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