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. """ Paul
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