[conspire] An actual Linux technical question

[Ron]

paulz at ieee.org wrote on 2025-12-11 09:40:

> I've updated the software several times since.  No surprise that the 
> first time there was a lot to update after the factory install.
> 
> A couple times I have gotten a surprising message that the computer 
> needed to be re-started to finish the update.  That is a standard 
> "feature" of Windoz, but I'd never encountered that in all the years I 
> have used Unix and various Linux distros.  What happened?

Some package updates require kernel updates to be applied first.

I don't think this is a new thing, especially when "there was a lot to 
update".


There are methods for live kernel patching - I used to use one (ksplice?).

These days those tools require a subscription I think.