Hi, On 2021-07-29 6:48 a.m., tomas@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 12:29:16PM +0200, Marco Möller wrote: >> >> On 29.07.21 10:25, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: >>> Hi, >>> (...) >>> Gunnar ( Gunnar Gervin <dofeelok@gmail.com> ) is having problem with >>> his laptop. >>> The system crashes post-update. >>> >>> He need to do clean install every time. >>> And this is probably time consuming for him. >>> >>> If other user has some hints... > >> [...] three times run a "sudo sync" [...] > > While I've read about issuing sync *twice* with the explanation > that sysadmins are a supersticious bunch [1], the sudo is most > definitely unnecessary. I think the running twice is also a bit of a too much extra. I'm really asking why do it 3 time. In case it came back to the prompt *before* finishing to do it's job ? As far as I know, sync doesn't work in the background ! > > The important part is actually /waiting/ for sync to "come back". > Then you can assume that pending writes are committed. > That's a fact > Cheers > [1] A dash of superstition might even be beneficial in that > kind of job. > - t > This reassure me that I ain't the only one who find it a bit frivolous to run sync 3 time in a row. This is not like making love, where there's much pleasure to do so once after another. -- Polyna-Maude R.-Summerside -Be smart, Be wise, Support opensource development
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