On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 3:51 AM, Peter Nikolic <pg.nikolic1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Trying to be offensive are we ...cus you are getting close i tell you. > > Yes it is connected it is a laptop it works very well thank you yes it > could do with updating BUT it just works , and i have ZERO intention > of putting a fully working machine at risk right now by updating it > maybe if you have a spare 300gb 2.5 inch drive you dont need you > could donate it could be used to rebuild the system but till i got > funds to waste forget it . > > Get the message Mr offensive .. > > > Pete . > A working machine is not the same as a secure machine, so unless you do not care at all if that machine is compromised then yes you should be updating it. ;) And you have used that machine *at least* for your email account -- which I assume is something you care about. Why do you need donations for a 300GB HDD? You can rebuild a system using a 700 MB CD-ROM (but a flashdrive is preferable for speed, of course). The Arch installer is not 300 GB. Any data that needs migration can be moved to a staging folder. It doesn't need its own hard drive. -- Eli Schwartz
