[Mageia-discuss] mageiaupdate and the list of updates

[Sander Lepik]

02.07.2011 22:10, Renaud MICHEL kirjutas:
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> No, that is a bad idea, because you should not update a program while it is 
> running (some won't care, others may have strange problems as some files 
> they rely on have changed, or even corrupt what the user was working on), so 
> the user must be aware of what is being upgraded so he can eventually 
> stopped the concerned program.
> Or if he is working on something important he may prefer to delay the update 
> when his work is finished.
> And even if none of the programs to be upgraded are in use at the moment, he 
> may prefer do delay the update to avoid an IO-intensive task if he is 
> working on something that requires all the resources of his computer.
>
AFAIK most needed libraries and other files are loaded into memory, so if you update system
with bugfix or security update it shouldn' affect much - that's the point of those updates,
they shouldn't change the way how system works.

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Sander