On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:56:00 +0530 Sudhir Khanger <sud...@sudhirkhanger.com> wrote: > > What problems one could face if I were to not reboot my system for a > while and let it update a few kernel versions?
Well, for example, a kernel update might be due to some new severe security exploit, and the old kernel might be vulnerable to it. Running an old kernel on an Internet-facing system might then be a Bad Idea(tm). In theory, for each kernel update you could look at the changelog to see what was actually updated and why, and then decide if you need to run the updated kernel or not. But most people typically don't want to invest the time and effort to do that, if it's easier to just reboot the system. These things should be decided on a case-by-case basis. :-) HTH, :-) Marko -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
