reboot after updates (dbus & hal)??? what is this windows???

[oldman]

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Tim wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 21:34 -0500, Zing wrote:
> 
>> Because puplet? tells me that a reboot is needed for these packages after
>> their installed.  It asks you if you want to reboot now or later after
>> upgrading.
> 
> Too tightly integrated with the kernel?  (Just guessing.)
> 
> I was shocked to see FC6 reboot itself after doing a pile of RPM updates
> (by that gadget prompting about available updates in the titlebar).
> There was no warning or request that I saw, it just rebooted at the end
> of the updating.  I was in the middle of doing other things.
> 
> Not impressed.
> 
I noticed when going through the list of updates that the reboot was
required (maybe it said recommended?), anyway I had the option to reboot
now or later when the upgrade was complete, and there may have been a
timer till reboot was automatic (I guess I wasn't looking too closely!)
I guess this is the price we pay to make linux more grandma friendly,
but maybe items like this could be dependent upon some switch somewhere
(an "Expert" switch? or an "Easy" button)

	I usually use yum out of habit so it is rare I see this thing anyway.
If it's any comfort too you Ubuntu does pretty much the same thing.

Scott
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