Re: [Dorset] Updating Software on Linux without rebooting

2010-09-09 Thread James Weeks
I remember hearing about ksplice the other day i know nothing about it as not had time to look at it further but sounds relevant to your conversation so posted a link sounds very cool. http://www.ksplice.com/ On 06/09/10 22:41, Dan Dart wrote: . running code gets overwritten Not Firefox...

[Dorset] Updating Software on Linux without rebooting

2010-09-06 Thread Terry Coles
Hi, I got into a conversation today at work about the need to reboot Windows machines after installing, uninstalling or updating software. My colleague said that he couldn't see how it could be done after I had said that the newer versions of Windows server do this. (A customer complained

Re: [Dorset] Updating Software on Linux without rebooting

2010-09-06 Thread Terry Coles
On Monday 06 Sep 2010, Robert Bronsdon wrote: On Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:02:23 +0100, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: Can anyone point me at a 101 standard tutorial or reference page which explains how running code gets overwritten in memory when Linux updates packages? I think

Re: [Dorset] Updating Software on Linux without rebooting

2010-09-06 Thread Robert Bronsdon
On Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:27:44 +0100, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: I can see how that can work for a desktop, because you will eventually shut the machine down, but AIUI, Apache can be updated on a running server without rebooting or restarting it and this has been a feature

Re: [Dorset] Updating Software on Linux without rebooting

2010-09-06 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:24:42 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said: That's as I understand it, but there is apparently a company out there somewhere that can patch a running kernel for Enterprise customers. Well, actually, anyone can do that for any customer, although I wouldn't recommend it.

Re: [Dorset] Updating Software on Linux without rebooting

2010-09-06 Thread Andrew R Paterson
On Monday 06 September 2010, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:24:42 +0100, d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk said: That's as I understand it, but there is apparently a company out there somewhere that can patch a running kernel for Enterprise customers. Well, actually, anyone can do that

Re: [Dorset] Updating Software on Linux without rebooting

2010-09-06 Thread Simon O'Riordan
On Mon, 2010-09-06 at 20:17 +0100, Andrew R Paterson wrote: As for Windows - you must be joking! So we'll be seeing Bill Gates doing stand-up then? Simono -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to

Re: [Dorset] Updating Software on Linux without rebooting

2010-09-06 Thread Dan Dart
. running code gets overwritten Not Firefox... yet... -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa