Hi JD, On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 19:47, JD <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> 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. Yes, it's slightly better than a reboot, but still more "drastic" than it should be IMHO. In this particular case (and many others I've seen recently), a simple logout should be enough AFAICS. Regards, Andre -- 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
