On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 07:39:59AM -0700, Derek Carlson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am torn.
> 
> This particular Arch configured PC has been up and running for, now, 49 
> days.  During that time, the system was upgraded at least 6 times.  It 
> is kept in sync with the testing repository, and I have some software 
> installed from extra.  The version of ndiswrapper that I use is compiled 
> by hand, so occasionally, I recompile the module if I notice that gcc or 
> the kernel has been updated.
> 
> Aside from that, this is a pretty vanilla system.  It provides file and 
> print services to a couple other PCs on a home network.
> 
> The question I have is this.
> 
> How often do people reboot their systems as a matter of maintenance? 
> 
> During the period of udev upgrades, I booted pretty regularly to make 
> sure I'd made all of the necessary changes.  The upgrades went smoothly 
> and without issue, btw.
> 
> I don't want to get to far away from what's fresh and current in the 
> wiki, forums and discussion thread, so it seems that a periodic hard 
> start may be useful as a matter of course.
> 
> Pride gets in the way, however, and I'd like top to show a 3 digit up 
> time someday! :-)
> 
> Thx in advance for any advice you can share.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Derek

The only way you'll have 3 digit uptime is if you don't update your kernel
for 150 days.  Considering how quickly those suckers are released, keeping
up with arch's updates will make it virtually impossible.

Jason

-- 
If you understand, things are just as they are.  If you do not understand,
things are just as they are.

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