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You can update Linux without rebooting, except for the kernel (and even then there's options). Rebooting once a month is way more often than some of my Linux sy
by BenjiWiebe 5y ago
You can update Linux without rebooting, except for the kernel (and even then there's options). Rebooting once a month is way more often than some of my Linux systems.
- zvrba 5y agoEh. What about updated libc.so or libssl.so? If daemons using them do not get restarted, they keep using the old version. If they do get restarted, well, then, it's just as if you rebooted the machine. Somewhat quicker, but in effect it's a reboot.
- oauea 5y ago> but in effect it's a reboot no. restarting some daemons one by one when it's convenient is wildly different from taking down the entire system
- justsomehnguy 5y agoAnd you will never know if the updated libs cause segfaults (at best) or shenanigans (at worst). You can replace the open files on Windows (most oth time, see my other comment here), but the decision to reboot is not a technical one (and back in the days many invested in no reboot upgrades) but to have less headache on a corner cases.