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submitted 1 year ago by cygnus@lemmy.ca to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Even back in the Windows 3.1 or 95 days I didn't have to reboot this often - sometimes twice a day. Seems a bit excessive?

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[-] Ocelot@lemmies.world 52 points 1 year ago

you should only need to reboot when updating the kernel. Why are you rebooting? Is it because the system is unresponsive?

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago

I'm using the KDE version and updates come in automatically through Discover. They almost always announce in the system tray that a reboot is required.

[-] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 62 points 1 year ago

You also don't have to reboot when Discover says to. It's just saying that the updates won't take effect until you reboot. It could probably be worded better, for sure.

[-] Ocelot@lemmies.world 8 points 1 year ago

I think that installing new versions often means that particular services need to be restarted. Rather than implement logic to restart relevant services, it probably just says "fuck it, reboot".

[-] federalreverse@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago

Eh, no. It only downloads the packages, then asks you to reboot and installs the new packages during the boot process. This means you get a clean system afterward in which no pre-update binaries are being run anymore. It just comes at the price that you need a full reboot for something that usually needs a session relogin at worst.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago

On the other hand you rather have to put a gun to the average GUI user's head to get them to reboot ever, otherwise the computer will sit there for months on end until finally they shut it down once and it can finally apply updates.

[-] pelotron@midwest.social 15 points 1 year ago

Honestly that little reboot icon in the sys tray is sort of like a loaded gun pointed at me

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

This is exactly my issue, Just as I can't deal with unread notifications, I can't live with a pending update icon just sitting there.

[-] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

Right click the up arrow > configure icons tray > second tab > reboot notification > disabled.

[-] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

So you don't want to hear about the arch box I leave hot and live for two months at a time?

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