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Discussion on: What are your thoughts on 'Silent Installations'?

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Tyler V. (he/him)

all I could think about was keyloggers, spyware, and other things that could show up installed on my computer unannounced. Hard pass.

This was my first thought when I saw the post title.

As someone who generally falls in the "superuser" camp I might be skewed here, but I prefer being told when something is going to update. For me, updates are exciting and I love to see what's changing!

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Amara Graham

With updates do you ever skip versions or delay? Or do you just want the heads up to read the release notes/changelog? I've skipped or temporarily delayed if its part of my current workflow and I don't want those extra variables.

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Tyler V. (he/him)

Same as you! I'll put off an update for a bit if it would cause disturbance, or only adds a feature I don't plan to use.