On Sat Apr26'25 08:31:31AM, Doug H. wrote: > From: "Doug H." <fedoraproject.org@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2025 08:31:31 -0700 > To: Fedora Users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > CC: Ranjan Maitra <mlmaitra@xxxxxxx> > Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: why is a reboot needed before upgrading? > > On Sat, Apr 26, 2025, at 8:27 AM, Ranjan Maitra via users wrote: > > Anyway, it is still not clear to me why the reboot is needed before an > > upgrade as per the instructions. What happens if this is not done? > > It will continue to be the same basic answer no matter how many times you ask. But the question was on why, not what which is also clear in the instructions. > It is wise to be *running* on a fully updated system when you do your full version upgrade. > > There might be bugs in the older stuff that could effect the upgrade. There might not be. Right, but does not the upgrade process keep both the currently running (older) kernel, the updated kernel (with the refresh command) and the one that gets installed as part of the upgrade? Then, the most recent updated kernel is available to the upgrade process, no? Thanks, Ranjan > -- > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
