Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-05-04 Thread Colin Law
On 4 May 2011 03:10, Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org wrote: As I've mentioned before on the ayatana list I think this would do more harm than good. As others have already said, just about everything bar Mozilla stuff will continue to work fine if it's left running, and warning people that a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-05-04 Thread Avi Greenbury
Colin Law wrote: Not arguing one way or the other but I suspect that if an upgrade that requires a reboot is performed, but the reboot is delayed, that the security hole may well likely not be plugged till the reboot is performed. Well, the holes in the kernel wont be plugged until the next

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-05-03 Thread Matt Wheeler
As I've mentioned before on the ayatana list I think this would do more harm than good. As others have already said, just about everything bar Mozilla stuff will continue to work fine if it's left running, and warning people that a particular upgrade will require a reboot is likely to put some of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-04-27 Thread Adam Funk
On 2011-04-21, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: On Thu, 2011-04-21 at 16:52 +0100, Paul Willis wrote: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade -y ...my server it needs a reboot. Of course, if you're doing it at the command line, it's pretty easy to tell if a reboot is required. If the kernel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-04-27 Thread Alan Pope
On 27 April 2011 13:06, Adam Funk a24...@ducksburg.com wrote: I've had the reboot message after upgrading libc6 (not every time, though) and libssl (every time, I think).  I really wish aptitude or at least the GUI update manager would warn me *in advance* when a package upgrade will require a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-04-27 Thread Colin Law
On 27 April 2011 13:06, Adam Funk a24...@ducksburg.com wrote:  I really wish aptitude or at least the GUI update manager would warn me *in advance* when a package upgrade will require a reboot, as it can be very inconvenient to find out afterwards when you're in the middle of something. When

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-04-27 Thread Adam Funk
On 2011-04-27, Colin Law wrote: On 27 April 2011 13:06, Adam Funk a24...@ducksburg.com wrote:  I really wish aptitude or at least the GUI update manager would warn me *in advance* when a package upgrade will require a reboot, as it can be very inconvenient to find out afterwards when you're

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-04-27 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On Wed, 2011-04-27 at 13:27 +0100, Colin Law wrote: When this happens is it necessary to reboot fairly urgently or is it ok to delay this till a convenient time. In other words is there a significant difference between delaying the update because it will ask for a reboot, and delaying the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-04-27 Thread Avi
Colin Law wrote: When this happens is it necessary to reboot fairly urgently or is it ok to delay this till a convenient time. As far as I've noticed, Mozilla software is all that has any complaints about being upgraded while running, and then left running. I frequently go days between

[ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-04-21 Thread Paul Willis
Hi Occasionally, after running... sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade -y ...my server it needs a reboot. Trouble is I don't see the *** System restart required *** message until next time I log in. I usually log out and back in again straight after running the update but I'm sure there

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-04-21 Thread Alan Pope
On 21 April 2011 16:52, Paul Willis paul.wil...@me.com wrote: Occasionally, after running... sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade -y ...my server it needs a reboot. Trouble is I don't see the *** System restart required *** message until next time I log in. I usually log out and back

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-04-21 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On Thu, 2011-04-21 at 16:52 +0100, Paul Willis wrote: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade -y ...my server it needs a reboot. Of course, if you're doing it at the command line, it's pretty easy to tell if a reboot is required. If the kernel upgraded, reboot. If not, you don't have to.