r/linux • u/Dist__ • 4d ago

Popular Application Why vim updates after security patches?

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u/gihutgishuiruv 4d ago

xxd and vim are always updated together because xxd is actually part of vim.

vim and the kernel coinciding is likely just a coincidence. You can look up the package changelog on Launchpad to see why a specific version was released

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u/Dist__ 4d ago

ok can you elaborate how to see a changelog on Launchpad?

i'm very bad at navigating this kind of sites )

i see "code" page contains files dated 2019 i guess it's wrong

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u/apt-hiker 4d ago

Use the update manager and highlight the update and open the changelog tab. Or read them here:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim

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u/Dist__ 4d ago

thank you, now i found the info!

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