From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:02:03 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
      
   > rbowman wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
   >   
   >> On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:43:05 -0600, chrisv wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Creon wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>Linux 6.18.5 is out.   
   >>>   
   >>> No fireworks?   
   >>   
   >> Snore...   The Fedora box is still 6.18.4 but Arch went to 6.18.5   
   >> yesterday.   
   >>   
   >> https://archlinux.org/packages/core/x86_64/linux/   
   >>   
   >> Replaces:	virtualbox-guest-modules-arch, wireguard-arch   
   >>   
   >> I'll never notice.   
   >   
   > Heh, pacman tells me the total installed size of the update I am doing   
   > now is over 4 Gb. Net upgrade size is 56 MiB. 260 packages to be   
   > updated. Includes updating locales, rebuilding the initramfs image,   
   > restarting services, and other paperwork, all reported in the console   
   > window..   
   >   
   > 06:52 approx to 06:58, about 6 minutes.   
   >   
   > Windows has *nothing* like it.   
   >   
   > Why does the breeze style seem to get updated everytime?   
      
   A 4GB update in Windows is likely to take an hour. The fact that it only   
   takes about six minutes in your case should be a selling point for the   
   operating system. The best part is that it doesn't _require_ a reboot, it   
   merely recommends one after it's done.   
      
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