catculation@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoMicrosoft wants to update your Windows 11 PC without forcing you to rebootwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareshortwavesurfer@monero.townlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoSo you mean they want windows to have something that Linux has had for 20 years? Android has also had this since ~2017 too.
minus-squaretoastynugs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoMy android phone and Linux computers all still want reboots after updates…
minus-squarePlexSheep@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoLinux only needs a reboot if you want to update the kernel, normally.
minus-squarelurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agobut in that case you can often kexec to restart linux faster, skipping the actual BIOS/UEFI boot. also, some distros offer live patching of kernel code for $$$
minus-squareRustmilian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-28 months agoYou don’t need to pay money for live patching. They really just make you pay for having them do it for you.
minus-squareFlipper@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoI think you forgot to mention what distro you are running.
So you mean they want windows to have something that Linux has had for 20 years? Android has also had this since ~2017 too.
My android phone and Linux computers all still want reboots after updates…
Linux only needs a reboot if you want to update the kernel, normally.
but in that case you can often kexec to restart linux faster, skipping the actual BIOS/UEFI boot.
also, some distros offer live patching of kernel code for $$$
You don’t need to pay money for live patching.
They really just make you pay for having them do it for you.
I think you forgot to mention what distro you are running.