On 20 Jan 2005 14:45:52 -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Yes. Debian packages are supposed to be able to be installed and >start working without requiring any reboots. We've made this work >pretty well for libc and all kinds of hard cases; you can make it work >for yours too I'm sure.
This prompts a question I have been wanting to ask for ages: When a security update for, say, libc6, libssl or libz is installed, do I need to restart services or not? That's one of the question you ask three people and get five different answers. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834