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Re: When to reboot after dist-upgrade?

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On Sun, May 2, 2021, 9:42 PM riveravaldez <riveravaldezmail@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi, sorry if this is not the place to ask (and in that case please
> point me in the proper direction).
>
> I'm trying to distinguish when a system reboot is an absolute need
> and when it is absolutely safe to keep the system running/working
> after a `sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade`, once
> I have already performed a complete restart of all needed services
> through `sudo needrestart' options in Debian testing.
>

In general, if the Kernel is updated, plan to Restart.  Usually,
dist-upgrade is required, when Version Numbers change, requiring addition
of new packages.  The Linux Kernel is a common (but not the only) reason
for this.

Also beware, because Debian occasionally will update the Kernel without
updating the Version Number.  So it is possible that a Restart is required,
without a dist-upgrade.

Good luck!

Kenneth Parker


> So, in a situation like this:
>
> $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> Reading package list ... Done
> Creating dependency tree ... Done
> Reading status information ... Done
> Calculating the update ... Done
> The following packages have been withheld:
>    imagemagick inkscape libc-bin libc6 libc6-dbg libcrypt1
> libpoppler-glib8 local openssh-client openssh-server
> openssh-sftp-server ssh
> 0 updated, 0 new will be installed, 0 to remove, and 12 not updated.
>
> $ sudo needrestart
> Scanning processes...
> Scanning processor microcode...
> Scanning linux images...
>
> Running kernel seems to be up-to-date.
>
> Failed to check for processor microcode upgrades.
>
> No services need to be restarted.
>
> No containers need to be restarted.
>
> No user sessions are running outdated binaries.
>
> $ sudo checkrestart
> lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfsd-fuse file system /run/user/1000/gvfs
>       Output information may be incomplete.
> Found 6 processes using old versions of upgraded files
> (1 distinct program)
> (0 distinct packages)
> No packages seem to need to be restarted.
> (please read checkrestart(8))
>
> , would be perfectly safe and right to keep the system running or on
> the contrary should I perform a (warm/cold?) reboot to be safe?
>
> Thanks a lot in advance for any hint or info.
>
> Kind regards.
>
> PS: `apt-get dist-upgrade` output is translated to English..., system is
> in Spanish and I keep not-remembering how to force console output
> to English, sorry...
>
>

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When to reboot after dist-upgrade? riveravaldez <riveravaldezmail@gmail.com> - 2021-05-03 03:50 +0200
  Re: When to reboot after dist-upgrade? David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2021-05-03 04:00 +0200
  Re: When to reboot after dist-upgrade? Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2021-05-03 06:20 +0200
    Re: When to reboot after dist-upgrade? "Rick Thomas" <rbthomas@pobox.com> - 2021-05-03 08:10 +0200
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  Re: When to reboot after dist-upgrade? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-05-03 15:20 +0200
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