Hello mates,

As you know, in arch Linux the kernel is updated frequently but, is mandatory or good practice reboot any time the kernel is updated?

Edit: Thank you guys for your replies

  • moreeni@lemm.ee
    4·
    9 months ago

    You don’t have to, but you could run into issues because when a kernel is updated its modules are unloaded. So, for example, you won’t be able to load external drives until you reboot or manually load the needed module.