how do i know i need a reboot after a console based "upgrade"?

[Florin Andrei]

James Gray wrote:
> 
> Kernel, kernel module and libc updates, reboot (unless you know what 
> you're doing).  Anything else, just restart the updated program if it is 
> already running.

I'm new to Ubuntu, but I've been using other Linux distros for more than 
10 years.

Your reboot policy is exactly like mine. If the kernel is updated _and_ 
you want to run the new kernel immediately, then you _must_ reboot.

libc does not really require a reboot, but it's a pretty big change and 
it's probably easier (and safer) to just reboot the whole thing if you 
can afford to.

Anything else can almost always be handled without a reboot by a 
skilled-enough sysadmin.

-- 
Florin Andrei

http://florin.myip.org/