[ubuntu-uk] Reboot after libc6 upgrade?

[Eamonn Sullivan]

On 2/3/07, Tony Arnold <tony.arnold at manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
> Should I reboot my system after applying an upgrade to libc6?
>
> I imagine that every process on the system is probably using this
> library and therefore they should all be restarted to pick up the new
> version.

I find the upgrade-manager is usually pretty good about telling you
whether you have to reboot or not, but it certainly doesn't hurt to
reboot. I didn't, and saw no ill effects. I think I've rebooted since
then, however. It's been a while since I updated libc.

-Eamonn