catculation@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoMicrosoft wants to update your Windows 11 PC without forcing you to rebootwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up1406arrow-down116cross-posted to: Windows11@kbin.social
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minus-squarePlexSheep@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up107arrow-down1·10 months agoLinux only needs a reboot if you want to update the kernel, normally.
minus-squarelurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·10 months agobut 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 $$$
minus-squareRustmilian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-210 months agoYou don’t need to pay money for live patching. They really just make you pay for having them do it for you.
minus-squareFlipper@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoI think you forgot to mention what distro you are running.
minus-squaretool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoEh, it depends. Other low-level things (systemd, glibc, etc) need a reboot too.
minus-squarejbk@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoTechnically, but it’s safer to reboot nonetheless: https://fedoramagazine.org/offline-updates-and-fedora-35/
Linux only needs a reboot if you want to update the kernel, normally.
but in that case you can often kexec to restart linux faster, skipping the actual BIOS/UEFI boot.
also, some distros offer live patching of kernel code for $$$
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.
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/