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minus-square@PlexSheep@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish108•1 year agoLinux only needs a reboot if you want to update the kernel, normally.
minus-squarelurch (he/him)linkfedilinkEnglish38•1 year 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 $$$
minus-squareRustmilianlinkfedilinkEnglish18•edit-21 year agoYou don’t need to pay money for live patching. They really just make you pay for having them do it for you.
minus-square@Flipper@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoI think you forgot to mention what distro you are running.
minus-square@tool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoEh, it depends. Other low-level things (systemd, glibc, etc) need a reboot too.
minus-square@jbk@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoTechnically, but it’s safer to reboot nonetheless: https://fedoramagazine.org/offline-updates-and-fedora-35/
Linux only needs a reboot if you want to update the kernel, normally.
but in that case you can often kexec to restart linux faster, skipping the actual BIOS/UEFI boot.
also, some distros offer live patching of kernel code for $$$
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/