Checking for "reboot required"

[James]

You can always compare the output of "uname -a" with a list of installed
kernel packages

On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com> wrote:

> This won't help if you're trying to write a script or something, but
> if you start up byobu, it'll tell you if you need to reboot (and if
> there are updates available).
>
> Darcy.
>
> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
> > Hi all: How can I tell from the command line if a reboot is required
> after
> > updates?
> >
> > After a kernel update the Shutdown icon in the Gnome panel changes
> colour,
> > and logging into a terminal shows the message "Reboot is required".  What
> is
> > the file to read or command to run to get this info?
> >
> > --Bob.
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