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_d3Xt3r_ on Sept 18, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Introduction to Immutable Linux Systems

But you still need to reboot for the new kernel to go live right? Or is the kernel switched via kexec or something?

softirq on Sept 18, 2023 [–]

Yes, there's nothing special about the kernel upgrade. You either reboot or kexec.

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