Linux发行版中的包新鲜度
On Package Freshness in Linux Distributions
摘要：
开源Linux操作系统可通过多种发行版使用，每个发行版都包含一组可安装的软件包。重要的是要保持这些软件包尽可能新鲜，以受益于新功能，错误修复和安全补丁。然而，并不是所有的发行版都同样重视包装的新鲜度。我们在2020年上半年对170名Linux用户进行了一项调查，以了解他们对所使用发行版的软件包新鲜度的看法，他们对软件包新鲜度的重视程度和原因，以及他们用于更新软件包的方法。这项调查的结果显示，由于上述原因，保持软件包的最新是Linux用户的一个重要关注点，他们尽可能通过其发行版的官方仓库安装和更新软件包，但经常求助于第三方仓库和软件包管理器的专有软件和程序设计语言库。一些发行版在部署软件包更新方面被认为比其他发行版快得多。这些结果对于评估Linux用户在软件包新鲜度方面的需求和期望是有价值的。
英文摘要：
The open-source Linux operating system is available through a wide variety of distributions, each containing a collection of installable software packages. It can be important to keep these packages as fresh as possible to benefit from new features, bug fixes and security patches. However, not all distributions place the same emphasis on package freshness. We conducted a survey in the first half of 2020 with 170 Linux users to gauge their perception of package freshness in the distributions they use, the value they place on package freshness and the reasons why they do so, and the methods they use to update packages. The results of this survey reveal that, for the aforementioned reasons, keeping packages up to date is an important concern to Linux users and that they install and update packages through their distribution's official repositories whenever possible, but often resort to third-party repositories and package managers for proprietary software and programming language libraries. Some distributions are perceived to be much quicker in deploying package updates than others. These results are valuable to assess the requirements and expectations of Linux users in terms of package freshness.
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