catculationtoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·8 months agoMicrosoft wants to update your Windows 11 PC without forcing you to reboot(www.windowscentral.com)external-linkarrow-up1406arrow-down116message-square171fedilink
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minus-squarePlexSheepEnglisharrow-up107arrow-down1·8 months agolinkfedilinkLinux only needs a reboot if you want to update the kernel, normally.
minus-squarelurch (he/him)Englisharrow-up38arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkbut in that case you can often kexec to restart linux faster, skipping the actual BIOS/UEFI boot. also, some distros offer live patching of kernel code for $$$
minus-squareRustmilianEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down0·8 months agoedit-28 months agolinkfedilinkYou don’t need to pay money for live patching. They really just make you pay for having them do it for you.
minus-squareFlipperEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkI think you forgot to mention what distro you are running.
minus-squareRustmilianEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down0·8 months agoedit-28 months agolinkfedilinkPotatOS btw. https://i.redd.it/6ji9782d72s71.jpg
minus-squareuisEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkhttps://derpicdn.net/img/view/2020/9/24/2451747.png
minus-squaretoolEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkEh, it depends. Other low-level things (systemd, glibc, etc) need a reboot too.
minus-squarejbkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkTechnically, but it’s safer to reboot nonetheless: https://fedoramagazine.org/offline-updates-and-fedora-35/
Linux only needs a reboot if you want to update the kernel, normally.
but in that case you can often kexec to restart linux faster, skipping the actual BIOS/UEFI boot.
also, some distros offer live patching of kernel code for $$$
You don’t need to pay money for live patching.
They really just make you pay for having them do it for you.
I think you forgot to mention what distro you are running.
PotatOS btw.
https://i.redd.it/6ji9782d72s71.jpg
https://derpicdn.net/img/view/2020/9/24/2451747.png
Eh, it depends. Other low-level things (systemd, glibc, etc) need a reboot too.
Technically, but it’s safer to reboot nonetheless: https://fedoramagazine.org/offline-updates-and-fedora-35/