<p>>but there's no time then to update the software. Unless I remember to do it later, it doesn't get patched.</p>
<p>yup it does require some attention one way or another. ubuntu made it easy as possible, there's a checkbox at install to do automatic updates, and when you shutdown it waits if automatic updates are in progress. i'm sure there must be a way to start that if you don't want to reinstall. i never use that feature tho, i always prefer to launch updates so i know when they happen. you could do that during the meetings. you could even take it as an exercise to write a script that always prompts you for approval whenever you login, and then proceeds to do unattended updates. perhaps someone already has one to share..</p>