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Huh? The one thing you generally can't update is the kernel since it's the foundation of every other process. I haven't used ubuntu in several years, have thing
by eyegor 6y ago
Huh? The one thing you generally can't update is the kernel since it's the foundation of every other process. I haven't used ubuntu in several years, have things changed drastically?
- innocenat 6y agoOnly if you register for Canonical Livepatch Service. Standard Ubuntu still requires reboot.
- shakna 6y agoThere were three large patches that were integrated into the Linux kernel in version 4.0 (2014) that make it so that you can live patch the kernel easily. [0][1][2] (Before these arrived there were already some tool's for it, for some distros. But now everyone should be able to, unless the distro intentionally cripples the ability). [0] https://lwn.net/Articles/619390/ https://lwn.net/Articles/619390/ [1] https://lwn.net/Articles/622936/ https://lwn.net/Articles/622936/ [2] https://lwn.net/Articles/634649/ https://lwn.net/Articles/634649/