[ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

[Colin Law]

On 4 May 2011 03:10, Matt Wheeler <m at funkyhat.org> wrote:
> As I've mentioned before on the ayatana list I think this would do more harm
> than good. As others have already said, just about everything bar Mozilla
> stuff will continue to work fine if it's left running, and warning people
> that a particular upgrade will require a reboot is likely to put some of
> them off, leaving security holes open for longer.

Not arguing one way or the other but I suspect that if an upgrade that
requires a reboot is performed, but the reboot is delayed, that the
security hole may well likely not be plugged till the reboot is
performed.

Colin