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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eh, depends on the purpose of the device and what it's running. Many Linux/Unix kernels don't need reboot to restart services after updates.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They do have to reboot to apply kernel updates, and kernels have their share of vulnerabilities.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's entirely possible to update the kernel without rebooting.