packages requiring me to reboot...

Seth Vidal skvidal at fedoraproject.org
Tue Dec 15 16:54:23 UTC 2009



On Tue, 15 Dec 2009, Nathanael D. Noblet wrote:

> Hello,
>  I feel like there are an increasing number of packages requiring a system 
> reboot. I'm wondering why. The following updates were installed today, and 
> required a full system reboot. I can't seem to find any package in the list 
> that I can conceivably see requiring a reboot, is it that PK doesn't have the 
> concept of X logout vs reboot? Is it a bug in the packaging or PK or is there 
> anything I can do/file to improve the situation?
>
> Dec 15 09:07:21 Updated: glib2-2.22.3-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:23 Updated: mysql-libs-5.1.40-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:23 Updated: gpm-libs-1.20.6-9.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:25 Updated: mysql-5.1.40-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:28 Updated: PyQt4-4.6.2-5.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:32 Updated: mysql-server-5.1.40-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:34 Updated: gpm-1.20.6-9.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:37 Updated: 1:tk-8.5.7-3.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:37 Updated: mpfr-2.4.1-5.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:39 Updated: foomatic-4.0.3-5.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:40 Updated: mysql-embedded-5.1.40-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:41 Updated: glib2-2.22.3-1.fc12.i686
> Dec 15 09:07:45 Updated: gtk2-2.18.4-3.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:58 Updated: 1:gdm-2.28.1-25.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:58 Updated: ibus-libs-1.2.0.20091204-2.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:07:59 Updated: imsettings-libs-0.107.4-4.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:02 Updated: glib2-devel-2.22.3-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:07 Updated: yelp-2.28.1-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:10 Updated: f-spot-0.6.1.5-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:13 Updated: 1:xscreensaver-base-5.10-4.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:13 Updated: 1:xscreensaver-gl-base-5.10-4.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:16 Updated: gtk2-devel-2.18.4-3.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:25 Updated: totem-2.28.4-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:25 Updated: totem-nautilus-2.28.4-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:27 Updated: 1:xscreensaver-gl-extras-5.10-4.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:29 Updated: 1:xscreensaver-extras-5.10-4.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:34 Updated: imsettings-0.107.4-4.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:34 Updated: 1:gdm-user-switch-applet-2.28.1-25.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:35 Updated: 1:gdm-plugin-fingerprint-2.28.1-25.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:35 Updated: totem-mozplugin-2.28.4-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:37 Updated: python-reportlab-2.3-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:38 Updated: jna-3.2.4-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:38 Updated: memcached-1.4.4-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:38 Updated: less-436-3.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:40 Updated: cscope-15.6-6.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:40 Updated: xorg-x11-drv-mouse-1.5.0-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:40 Updated: f-spot-screensaver-0.6.1.5-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:46 Updated: gtk2-devel-docs-2.18.4-3.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:46 Updated: gpm-devel-1.20.6-9.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:46 Updated: liveusb-creator-3.9-1.fc12.noarch
> Dec 15 09:08:48 Updated: mysql-devel-5.1.40-1.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:53 Updated: etoys-4.0.2339-1.fc12.noarch
> Dec 15 09:08:59 Updated: ibus-1.2.0.20091204-2.fc12.x86_64
> Dec 15 09:08:59 Updated: ibus-gtk-1.2.0.20091204-2.fc12.x86_64
>
> Wouldn't it be sufficient to logout? Is it a bug?
>

Does gdm entirely restart when you logout? I don't believe so. I suspect 
you get the same result by killing X then going back to that runlevel but 
for many many many users a reboot is going to be less error-prone.

-sv




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