391

Microsoft wants to update your Windows 11 PC without forcing you to reboot(www.windowscentral.com)

posted
by
Avatar
catculation@lemmy.zip
in
Avatar
technology@lemmy.world
170 comments
hidereport
Sort:
HotTopControversialNewOld
You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
Avatar
PlexSheep@feddit.de
107 points

Linux only needs a reboot if you want to update the kernel, normally.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
39 points

but in that case you can often kexec to restart linux faster, skipping the actual BIOS/UEFI boot.

also, some distros offer live patching of kernel code for $$$

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Rustmilian@lemmy.world
19 points
*

You don’t need to pay money for live patching.
They really just make you pay for having them do it for you.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Flipper@feddit.de
4 points

I think you forgot to mention what distro you are running.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Show more comments
Avatar
tool@lemmy.world
2 points

Eh, it depends. Other low-level things (systemd, glibc, etc) need a reboot too.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
jbk@discuss.tchncs.de
1 point

Technically, but it’s safer to reboot nonetheless: https://fedoramagazine.org/offline-updates-and-fedora-35/

permalink
report
parent
reply

Technology

!technology@lemmy.world

Create post

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

Community stats

  • 18K

    Monthly active users

  • 11K

    Posts

  • 518K

    Comments

Community moderators