Never reboot again with Linux and Ksplice | Linux Today

Never reboot again with Linux and Ksplice

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Jun 29, 2009

[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols
for this link. ]

“Ksplice, according to its developers, “enables running
systems to stay secure without the disruption of re-booting.
Specifically, Ksplice creates re-bootless updates that are based on
traditional source code patches. These updates are as effective as
traditional updates, but they can be applied seamlessly, with no
downtime.”

“Guess what? It works.”


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SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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