Checking for "reboot required"

[James]

also I'm not sure if it actually uses this anymore but before ubuntu use to
create a file called "reboot-required" in /var/run

but this is only in ubuntu, it won't work on other systems

2011/1/5 James <james2432 at gmail.com>

> You can always compare the output of "uname -a" with a list of installed
> kernel packages
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> This won't help if you're trying to write a script or something, but
>> if you start up byobu, it'll tell you if you need to reboot (and if
>> there are updates available).
>>
>> Darcy.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
>> > Hi all: How can I tell from the command line if a reboot is required
>> after
>> > updates?
>> >
>> > After a kernel update the Shutdown icon in the Gnome panel changes
>> colour,
>> > and logging into a terminal shows the message "Reboot is required".
>>  What is
>> > the file to read or command to run to get this info?
>> >
>> > --Bob.
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