On Sun 18 Aug 2019 at 12:17:59 +0200, john doe wrote: > On 8/17/2019 8:15 PM, Brian wrote: > > On Tue 13 Aug 2019 at 20:07:49 +0200, john doe wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> While upgrading the dbus deamon, I get the following: > >> > >> "A reboot is required to replace the running dbus-daemon. > >> Please reboot the system when convenient." > >> > >> > >> I have no plan to reboot that server, what are the pros and cons of not > >> doing that or how can I avoid rebooting altogether? > > > > In the light of Curt's reference to #805449 and your reluctance to > > provide any extra information on the server setup you have in mind, > > your plan will have to accomodate reality. Reboot and be done with > > it. > > > > From reading this thread, here's what I understand: > > Despide the word desktop being thrown everyware (URL of the page given > in this thread, ...) it has now moved to be use or at the very least > installed, on non-desktop host. > > If the above is correct, is there a rule to determine if dbus is required? > Relying on apt/apt-get is something that I'm not comfortable with! :)
The -s option to apt could make you feel more comfortable if you are concerned about damaging the system. Otherwise, 'aptitude why dbus'. -- Brian.
