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> since all of the read-only parts of openSUSE MicroOS have now been moved to /usr, the upcoming 4.2.0 release of transactional-update would also be able to ap
by carlsborg 4y ago
> since all of the read-only parts of openSUSE MicroOS have now been moved to /usr, the upcoming 4.2.0 release of transactional-update would also be able to apply new snapshots without rebooting
Huge improvement, reboot to activate was a major downside.
- kccqzy 4y agoBut do you update the kernel without rebooting? Previously transactional-update can update the kernel and call dracut to make a new boot image. I suppose this still needs a reboot?
- scns 4y agoCanonical and Oracle offer updating a running Kernel as a paid service IIRC. One was called Ksplice, i think the one Oracle acquired.
- teo_zero 4y agoPlease be aware that ksplice can only apply small patches to a running kernel. It can't replace the entirety of it with a new version.
- carlsborg 4y agoNo reboots for non-kernel updates would still be a win imho. Because these are rolling releases not point releases, and updates snapshots are pulled daily by default (and therefore daily reboots are/were recommended), so its likely only a small subset of snapshots have a kernel update.