On Thu, 2015-03-26 at 14:29 +1030, Tim wrote: > Any package that needs a restart (whether that be an update of the > thing itself, or an update of a library for a package that will > require the thing to be restarted) can have a flag in its RPM that > lets the system know. We already have that feature, don't we? Put > the onus on the package maintainers to determine if a restart is > needed, and pour scorn on those who stupidly just enable it when it's > not needed.
needs-restarting already detects automatically when a running process is using an obsoleted component, except for the kernel, and since most people keep at least 2 or 3 kernels around, you can usually (always?) put off rebooting a new kernel until you're ready. What would be genuinely useful would be a tool to tell you how to get to a clean system with minimum fuss, e.g. one of: * restart the following user processes: a b c ... * log out and in again * reboot the system You could even wrap it in a GUI to keep the CLI-challenged happy. poc -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
