Should I reboot after an update?

[Felipe Figueiredo]

On Saturday 10 February 2007 16:52:01 Damien Hull wrote:

> I can't remember if my kernel ever got updated though. 

If you use aptitude fort such things, every operation gets logged 
in /var/log/aptitude*

To be sure, make an update and upgrade cycle. If you have everything up to 
date, you will need no packages at all.

Another way is to dpkg -l linux-image*, so you get the versions of packages 
cyrrently installed. Then go to packages.ubuntu.com and check the version 
number.

If you have a server, for any purpose at all, you should subscribe to 
the -security-announce mailing list. This way you get email notifications of 
sec updates, and the reason they are being updated. You will also be able to 
check versions of packages this way.

regards
FF