update or not?

[Dave Howorth]

OK, now when I log in it gives an even longer message (see below).
Can somebody at least tell me where that message comes from?

Thanks, Dave

Linux pcx36 2.6.32-31-generic #61-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 8 18:24:35 UTC 2011
i686 GNU/Linux
Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS

Welcome to Ubuntu!
 * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/

5 packages can be updated.
5 updates are security updates.

Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS

Welcome to Ubuntu!
 * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/

9 packages can be updated.
4 updates are security updates.

*** System restart required ***
No mail.
Last login: Tue May  3 10:49:24 2011


Dave Howorth wrote:
> I have a message I don't understand when I log in to an Ubuntu 10.04
> system. It says:
> 
> Linux pcx36 2.6.32-31-generic #61-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 8 18:24:35 UTC 2011
> i686 GNU/Linux
> Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
> 
> Welcome to Ubuntu!
>  * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/
> 
> Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
> 
> Welcome to Ubuntu!
>  * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/
> 
> 9 packages can be updated.
> 4 updates are security updates.
> 
> *** System restart required ***
> No mail.
> 
> 
> The part I don't understand is the bit about updates and a system
> restart being required. I just updated the system with synaptic and
> rebooted - twice, just to be sure. I then ran
> 
> # apt-get update
> [snip]
> # apt-get upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> 
> but it still gives me the update/restart message when I login.
> 
> What do I need to do to get that message to go away?
> 
> Thanks, Dave
>