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Different solution: Just use the browser that came with the OS. Works perfectly in Safari.

greglindahl 9y ago
I can't use Safari until I reboot to install a critical security update. Yeah, no, I have a lot of ssh sessions open. And how is it possible that a browser on Unix requires a reboot to update?
- mkl 9y ago
  That's what tmux and screen are for. Windows 10's infuriating restart requirements don't affect my ssh sessions.
  - ygra 9y ago
    Isn't it generally a bad idea to rely on everything (power, network, OS) to remain stable to keep an SSH session open, just so processes on the other end don't get terminated?
    - mkl 9y ago
      Yes, that's what tmux and screen are for. You run one of them on the server and work within it, and then it doesn't matter what happens to the client or connection, your server processes are fine.
    - r3bl 9y ago
      There's also mosh[0], as an SSH replacement that is designed to keep the session open regardless of how long you lose the connection. [0] https://mosh.org/ https://mosh.org/
  - greglindahl 9y ago
    So it's OK for a Safari update to require a reboot because you use tmux?
    - mkl 9y ago
      Yes, you can reboot or disconnect the client all you want. tmux keeps your processes on the server safe, and you can ssh in and go back into your completely preserved tmux session. Or are you randomly trying to connect tmux and Safari? Safari's update requirements are totally unrelated, but tmux can mitigate some of the problems they cause.
      - greglindahl 9y ago
        You're the one connecting tmux and Safari. My complaint is that a browser update should never require a reboot, especially for a browser that I never use. I actually use screen on my laptop, but this is my workstation. It breaks rarely enough that also using screen on it doesn't make sense for me. But thanks for asking.
        dkersten 9y ago
        No updates besides kernel updates should require a reboot, yet here we are... Its pretty rare that I have to reboot my mac though, at least compared to my windows experience. But above you said that you can’t reboot because you have too many ssh sessions open. Mkl’s suggestion of using tmux or screen would certainly help with solving the specific problem you mentioned preventing you from rebooting.
akuji1993 9y ago
Be right back, using Edge now.

I can't use Safari until I reboot to install a critical security update. Yeah, no, I have a lot of ssh sessions open. And how is it possible that a browser on Unix requires a reboot to update?

mkl 9y ago
That's what tmux and screen are for. Windows 10's infuriating restart requirements don't affect my ssh sessions.
- ygra 9y ago
  Isn't it generally a bad idea to rely on everything (power, network, OS) to remain stable to keep an SSH session open, just so processes on the other end don't get terminated?
  - mkl 9y ago
    Yes, that's what tmux and screen are for. You run one of them on the server and work within it, and then it doesn't matter what happens to the client or connection, your server processes are fine.
  - r3bl 9y ago
    There's also mosh[0], as an SSH replacement that is designed to keep the session open regardless of how long you lose the connection. [0] https://mosh.org/ https://mosh.org/
- greglindahl 9y ago
  So it's OK for a Safari update to require a reboot because you use tmux?
  - mkl 9y ago
    Yes, you can reboot or disconnect the client all you want. tmux keeps your processes on the server safe, and you can ssh in and go back into your completely preserved tmux session. Or are you randomly trying to connect tmux and Safari? Safari's update requirements are totally unrelated, but tmux can mitigate some of the problems they cause.
    - greglindahl 9y ago
      You're the one connecting tmux and Safari. My complaint is that a browser update should never require a reboot, especially for a browser that I never use. I actually use screen on my laptop, but this is my workstation. It breaks rarely enough that also using screen on it doesn't make sense for me. But thanks for asking.
      - dkersten 9y ago
        No updates besides kernel updates should require a reboot, yet here we are... Its pretty rare that I have to reboot my mac though, at least compared to my windows experience. But above you said that you can’t reboot because you have too many ssh sessions open. Mkl’s suggestion of using tmux or screen would certainly help with solving the specific problem you mentioned preventing you from rebooting.

akuji1993 9y ago

Be right back, using Edge now.