Re: When to reboot after aptitude safe-upgrade?
On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-04-29 at 22:21 -0400, Dan wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I would like to know when I have to reboot my server after doing
>> safe-upgrade with aptitude. I googled it and I didn't find a clear
>> answer. In my desktop there is a package called update-notifier-common
>> which has some scripts that write a file called
>> /var/run/reboot-required when a reboot is required.
>>
>> I do not have that package in my server so that I can not check that
>> file to know if I have to reboot the system. I do not want to install
>> that package because I prefer to keep the server as clean as possible.
>> In the server there is no X-server, gnome, etc...
>>
>> Then, when do I have to reboot? Only when I update the kernel?
>
> The other reason might be updated libraries that are still in use by
> running applications.
>
> checkrestart from the debian-goodies is handy for checking that - it
> will give you a list of what still has old libraries open, and
> suggestions (not always the best ones) as to how to re-open them. If
> there are lots, or you don't know how to (or can't) restart them, then
> yes it might be easier to reboot.
>
That looks very handy. I should be possible to have the same result
using lsof, right? for example before installing the package check
lsof libray_from_package
Dan
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