update or not?

[Nils Kassube]

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

That looks like the problem discussed here recently:
<https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2011-May/243736.html>


Nils