Ksplice Offers Rebootless Updates For Ubuntu Systems

sdasher writes "Ksplice has started offering Ksplice Uptrack for Ubuntu Jaunty, a free service that delivers rebootless versions of all the latest Ubuntu kernel security updates. It's currently available for both the 32 and 64-bit generic kernel, and they plan to add support for the virtual and server kernels by the end of the month, according to their FAQ. This makes Ubuntu the first OS that doesn't need to be rebooted for security updates. (We covered Ksplice's underlying technology when it was first announced a year ago.)"

Comments

Re:Great!

[FishWithAHammer]

Yeah, great. No restarts.

How about applications people want and desktops that aren't user-hostile? (And no, that's not a troll. I'd love to see Linux do better on the desktop. But, uh, it sure ain't making much progress. People are too busy shoving sand into their vaginas over Mono and wasting time wanking about meaningless crap rather than making it better.)

Re:load of wank

[timmarhy]

rofl, boy i have worked on more critical systems than you will ever dream of. in the real world (no not running your henati website from your home dsl) there is plenty of instances were dropping the current connections to a service is just as bad as a reboot - i've worked in processing labs where dropping database connectivity for even a second jams up 100's of insturments, or even worse on older equipment which isn't smart enough to buffer, you loose results to important tests which cost time and money to redo.

hence why i'm saying something that would allow a service restart without dropping current activity would be a god send.