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 Yes but automatic unattended #security upgrades should be enabled by default. 

Do you know of any #Linux distros which have that out of the box? 

I mean besides Android...

Thanks.  
 What defines “security”?
I see you are writing from an account labeled Islam.  Did you know that some governments target and discriminate surveillance of user data from Islam apps?  Here’s 2 sources:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgz4n3/muslim-app-location-data-salaat-first
&
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/27/us-terrorism-watchlist-targets-muslims-lawsuit/70970748007/

Microsoft Windows is proprietary and has cooperated with other similar requests for user data in the past from the Prism programs.  Linux as FOSS can not collect the data to begin with.

Linux can update with a simple command and it can be set to auto-update:
https://lowendbox.com/blog/how-to-configure-ubuntu-vps-for-automatic-security-updates/

And Linux upgrades don't just do the OS, but all the individual programs.  While as Windows only does the OS, and then the user has to do the programs one by one.  Furthermore, more malware is targeted to Windows to begin with.
 
 Yes I'm all for FOSS and Linux and absolutely hate Windows.

My point is for normies to adopt Linux, we need some features enabled by default like auromatic security updates. 


 
 That's just wrong. Somebody could just attack the server and push an infected "security upgrade" to thousands of computers. The upgrades needs to be confirmed at the user side, once the user knows it is safe to do so.  
 The amount of times when Ive come into the office, only for my pc to be freshly rebooted because those wankers at MS took it out of sleep and updated it... Closing all my apps in the process. 
 MS showing you who owns the computer.  
 Let me argue the other side. 

Yesterday, I had to install something for my boss on his laptop. Windows 11. 

It hadn’t been updated in almost six months. 

I’m not sure MS is swinging their dick at anyone. The majority of people are just stupid and require handholding. 

My work has not been interrupted by Windows Update in at least three years. I manually check and upgrade at least three times a week, on every machine in my purview. 
 Yeah, I hate rebooting because I have a bunch of different things open at all times. Only reason I keep windows around at work is because I need it for Adobe and 3D apps, otherwise I would run everything on Linux. 
 Yep. I get ya. I’m locked into the AutoDesk ecosystem. 
 Surely there's a middle way between forced updates and no auto update at all. 

Ubuntu Server has automatic unattended security upgrades that works well. Surely desktops need that as well. Actually that's one of the reasons why they're replacing deb packages with Snaps - because of the built in auto updates. 



 
 “Take that update and don’t unplug your laptop though you have to jet off”