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   rbowman  news:msm8g6Fm3moU7@mid.individual.net Tue, 13   
   Jan 2026 06:53:58 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:   
      
   > On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:47:33 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:   
   >   
   >> I haven't used this machine in about a week or so, found 123 updates for   
   >> it when I checked. It's in the process of applying them as I write this   
   >> reply.   
   >> I won't need to reboot for them to take effect, though.   
   >   
   > On the Fedora box I run 'dnf needs-restarting'. Often it does but today   
   > pam was updated and it suggested a restart. In the pacman installs there   
   > is a line where it decides if a reboot is necessary and pops up a message.   
      
   I understand. In my case, as I anticipated, a reboot wasn't necessary.   
      
   > Depending on what I'm doing I may or may not reboot.   
      
   Understood.   
      
      
      
      
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