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  • superkretEnglish
    141·
    3 months ago

    Same goes for Linux and macOS, actually, but Linux will happily let you keep your machine vulnerable to getting hacked for months.

    Linux “reboots” every program and service it updates separately.
    So the only update that needs a reboot is one of the kernel, which doesn’t happen often.
    With Enterprise Linux, you can update the kernel without a reboot, too.

      • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        That’s why Linux and software like Firefox constantly complain when you haven’t restarted after an update.

        Can’t confirm. Linux hasn’t complained and I don’t remember Firefox complaining. Maybe it doesn’t happen with the flatpak

          • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            I have zypper ps -s as part of my update script so I personally notice through that when something needs to be restarted. It’s pretty rare to have to do an actual reboot. A lot of the software stores notify if you need to restart. I’ve seen it on Discover and GNOME Store (?) at least

      • expr@programming.devEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Obviously there’s a small handful of things that would require a reboot, but unlike Windows, the vast majority of programs in user space don’t require reboots on update.

        There’s also the fact that restarting Windows to update is a much slower and more disruptive experience than restarting Linux.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      the only update that needs a reboot is one of the kernel

      Okay, that’s not true. Glancing at dbus sideways will result in a reboot. But in systems free of systemd and all its entourage of shit, that’s still true.

      • superkretEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        But in systems free of systemd and all its entourage of shit, that’s still true.

        OK my bad, I don’t run systemd.

      • Something Burger 🍔@jlai.luEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        dbus is 4 years older than systemd, thus proving once again that systemd haters have no idea what they’re talking about.