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As someone who runs Ubuntu Desktop, should this be concerning?

Currently I am running 14.04 which I keep regularly updated. The only other software I have installed is plex media server and chrome. Seems like I would be more at-risk if I were running more 'non-main' packages, but I am not really sure what that means.

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Such panic articles appear every so often. People have to dramatize in order to be heard.

As a desktop user, you interact with the hostile Internet through your browser, which is updated as soon an issue appears. You might open PDF documents, so this is evince. Or Libreoffice for .doc. Both are in main and get security updates.

LibreOffice isn't in Main; it's in Universe. You've just unintentionally demonstrated how Ubuntu is less secure than many of its users realize.

if you use software from universe you can check their support in the article linked. VLC is a good example. You need to check 1 by 1 if there is a new one

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