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It depends. linux requires reboots if you update the kernel (kexec and kpatch are still experimental) and you should probably reboot if you update libc or other
by scheme271 5y ago
It depends. linux requires reboots if you update the kernel (kexec and kpatch are still experimental) and you should probably reboot if you update libc or other similar system software. I don't think any mainstream allows kernels or system software to be updated on the fly and without a reboot.