If i have installed a .deb or .rpm - a native packaged app in my Linux pc and it does NOT auto update - does the app still benefit from OS updates if the app uses some shared library. In this case do i even need to update the native app if the os is updating the libraries?
Let’s say i use onlyoffice .deb on Debian. The app does not auto update. But Debian still updates the libraries that Onlyoffice uses. So does this mean i do not neceseraly have to update the app?
Even if the libraries themselves are updated, you still are missing critical bug fixes and features that are only seen in new versions of the package.
My question is, why can’t you install your apps through your built-in package manager? It would make your life so much easier.
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Because my package manager does not have those apps. I use Debian and Debian does not have Onlyoffice and Standard Notes in its repos. So i have to manually install the deb version which does not have auto updates. I do not need new features i just care if the apps are secure enough if i only update the OS.
no.
either add the repository: Installing ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors on Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives
or use the flatpak instead:
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