On 08/31/2010 04:48 PM, kalinix wrote: > On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 15:47 -0700, JD wrote: >> On 08/31/2010 03:17 PM, Andre Costa wrote: >>> Latest F13 upgrades include two packages that "require" a restart: >>> evolution-data-server and GtkHTML. >>> >>> ... ?! Is it really necessary to *reboot* because two desktop >>> components have been upgraded? Shouldn't a logout/login be enough? >>> This sounds like overkill, specially if you're the only one using the >>> computer (i.e. there are no other users using those libraries/services >>> besides you -- *if* you're using them). I don't even use Evolution! >>> >>> Isn't there any more clever way of determining if a reboot is really >>> necessary? Or maybe at least the message should be less "demanding", I >>> don't know... it really seems unneeded. >>> >>> I used to be proud of Linux only needing a reboot when the kernel (or >>> some key component) was upgraded. This is sadly feeling like "those >>> good old times" :-( >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Andre >> It was bound to happen. >> Way too many daemons are running linked with libraries that just got >> updated. >> That said, I think that unless you want to boot with the updated kernel, you >> can get away with just doing; >> >> sudo init 1 >> Once you are in the single user shell, issue >> >> init 5 >> >> This will at least get you running the the latest apps and libs while >> staying with the currently booted kernel. >> >> >> > In this particulary case, why not just an evolution --force-shutdown? > This will shutdown evolution-data-server. As simple as that. Is this thread only about evolution updates? -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
