Software updater snuck in a package that is unwanted

[Colin Law]

On 21 October 2017 at 08:11, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 21/10/2017, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 21 Oct 2017 7:17 a.m., "Bret Busby" <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have the following suggestions, which I believe to be
>> useful and worthwhile.
>>
>>
>> A simple question, how do you know when an important security update is
>> required?
>>
> ....
> So, while your question may have appeared to be simple, the answer may
> not be as simple as expected. See the proverb in my signature.

May I try a different question then? How would you expect a user who
has never heard of CERT advisories to know about security updates?

Colin