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> Linux desktops are not terribly stable and something always crashes sooner or later Simply not true, my Linux desktops have an uptime (system and desktop pro
by lscotte 9y ago
> Linux desktops are not terribly stable and something always crashes sooner or later
Simply not true, my Linux desktops have an uptime (system and desktop processes) of weeks to months. I've never seen a single Linux distro "ship with watchdogs" perhaps you can provide more details about what you mean.
- dom0 9y agoBoth KDE and Gnome automatically restart the desktop shell if it crashes. systemd includes a watchdog that instantly re-locks the session if the session locker crashes. D-Bus activated services are automatically restarted as well, when in use. There are probably more of these mechanisms.
- aaron_m04 9y agoI know Fedora 25 + GNOME will restart gnome-shell if it crashes. Not sure if it's implemented using a watchdog or if there's some listener for segfault events. I know this because I have an unfixed and reproducible crashing bug in gnome-shell: 1) unplug my 4K monitor from HDMI 2) start up the Display tool in system settings