Re: Packages who requires restart computer

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 07/02/07 11:47, Rick Pasotto wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 02, 2007 at 09:42:15AM -0700, Alan Ianson wrote:
> > On Mon July 2 2007 09:25:50 am Josep wrote:
> > > Hello.
> > >
> > > I use etch and would like know what packages will require a full
> > > restart of the computer, if there is any tool for do this
> > > automatically, and if not, I will do an script for do this myself.
> > The kernel. When the kernel is updated you need to restart your box to
> > get the new kernel up and running. All the services on your box can be
> > stopped or restarted from /etc/init.d/whatever as needed.
>
> What about libc? I have seen anomolies when some programs are using the
> new version and some are still using the old.

/usr/sbin/checkrestart in package debian-goodies will list out for 
you all the currently-running PIDs that are using "old" files, and 
give you a list of commands that will fix most of the problems.

The rest of the issues are left as an exercise for the reader.  But 
if I can figure out which pids to kill and jobs to restart, so can you.

So, installing a new kernel really is the only reason you ever need 
to reboot.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
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