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Re:Microsoft removes manual deferrals from Windows Update 't... by eyegor on Friday June 26, 2020 @09:40PM (#23658845)
Huh? The one thing you generally can't update is the kernel since it's the foundation of every other process. I haven't used ubuntu in several years, have things changed drastically?
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Re:Microsoft removes manual deferrals from Windows Update 't... by shakna on Saturday June 27, 2020 @10:49PM (#23666438)
There were three large patches that were integrated into the Linux kernel in version 4.0 (2014) that make it so that you can live patch the kernel easily. [0][1][2]

(Before these arrived there were already some tool's for it, for some distros. But now everyone should be able to, unless the distro intentionally cripples the ability).

[0] https://lwn.net/Articles/619390/

[1] https://lwn.net/Articles/622936/

[2] https://lwn.net/Articles/634649/

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Re:Microsoft removes manual deferrals from Windows Update 't... by innocenat on Saturday June 27, 2020 @02:03AM (#23659836)
Only if you register for Canonical Livepatch Service. Standard Ubuntu still requires reboot.
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