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   Message 21,515 of 21,939   
   The Natural Philosopher to All   
   Re: Bookworm update behavior   
   05 Nov 25 13:55:28   
   
   MSGID: <10efl0h$e8mm$1@dont-email.me> 9d90af7e   
   REPLY: <10eeeul$430g$1@dont-email.me> 76161650   
   PID: PyGate 1.5   
   TID: PyGate/Linux 1.5   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   TZUTC: 0000   
   REPLYADDR tnp@invalid.invalid   
   REPLYTO 3:633/10 UUCP   
   On 05/11/2025 03:05, bp@www.zefox.net wrote:   
   > Bookworm prompts freqently, sometimes daily, that updates are available.   
   > If I click the install button the machine does its gymnastics and says   
   > everything is up to date. At least outwardly, no change is apparent.   
   >    
   > Somewhere around noon the next day I_do_  notice changes. Usually   
   > it's in the form of some mischief; YouTube stops working right,   
   > WiFi stops working right, something like that. Occasionally, an   
   > existing misfeature dissapears, ie, YouTube works better, etc.   
   >    
   > Am I mistaken? At least about the overnight delay?   
   >    
   > Somewhere I got the idea that modern Linux systems don't need to   
   > reboot except for a kernel change. Is that correct? I've never   
   > seen a prompt to reboot, nor an automatic reboot, on RasPiOS.   
      
   In general you dont need to reboot, but you may need to restart some    
   applications Firefox doesn't upgrade in place nicely, for example...   
      
      
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   You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a    
   kind word alone.   
      
   Al Capone   
      
      
      
      
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