[TriLUG] Distro choice for desktop

[Matthew Brown via TriLUG]

On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 1:55 PM Wes Garrison via TriLUG
<trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> Sure Debian testing has a lot of updates, but unless
> there's a kernel update, you don't really need to restart.
I would disagree. Packages with large dependencies like glibc or core
system packages like systemd would require so many application and
session restarts it is probably better to reboot anyway. I would argue
that it is a dangerous myth that only kernel updates require
restarting.

There is a program called "tracer" that can tell you which processes
and services need restarting after an update, including if you need to
logout or reboot. I know there is a DNF plugin for it. There may be
other integration options for other distributions and package managers
as well.