Bug#774232: recommend using a wired connexion
On 2019-03-16 15:18:27, Paul Gevers wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 15:59:51 -0500 Antoine =?utf-8?Q?Beaupr=C3=A9?=
> <anarcat@debian.org> wrote:
>> On 2015-01-05 15:52:23, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>> > There might however be an issue with remote upgrades over wireless
>> > connections handled by Network Manager as it still reinitializes the
>> > connection on service restart, so doing a remote upgrade over wireless
>> > could under specific circumstances lead to problems.
>>
>> That. Exactly. :) I would be terrified of doing a remote upgrade over
>> wifi, and that's probably because I know a little more what I am doing
>> than the average Debian user - so I think it makes sense to warn against
>> that particular foot-shooting device.
>
> I expect this is still an issue, but I wonder how hypothetical this is.
> Is there any evidence that this is a real issue? I would update remotely
> over WiFi myself, but ...
>
> So, if we want to share our worries, how to phrase this? Does the
> following make sense?
> """
> Upgrading systems remotely that are connected via WiFi managed by
> Network Manager isn't recommended. Network Manager re-initializes the
> connection on service restart which could lead to problems under certain
> circumstances.
> """
The thing is am I do not believe the Debian package restarts network
manager automatically. I have needrestart here for stuff like that, and
even *that* blocks that automated restart by default...
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