On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 04:08:03 +0000, bob prohaska wrote:

> It recently dawned on me that I've never, ever been prompted to reboot
> my Pi3 after an upgrade, even when the system tells me it's unpacking a
> new kernel over the old one.
>
> I suppose it might be  possible slip a new kernel into memory  without
> disturbing userland processes, but it does not seem easy. Mac OS X
> explicitly requires rebooting after upgrade, Windows requires rebooting
> routinely 8-), is Raspbian so much more clever?
>
> Or, does it just expect me to reboot after upgrading?
>
> Thanks for reading,
>
> bob prohaska

for a kernel upgrade the raspberry will continue running with the
existing Kernel until it is rebooted.

for all other upgrades a reboot should not be required, although it may
be necessary to stop and restart any Daemons that are upgraded (this may
be done by the upgrade process I am not 100% certain).




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