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I updated the server, waited about 30 seconds, probably closer to 20 and was able to access the server and the sites were back up and running with no flaws. Now I am running the current Linux kernel.
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AI... A new dawn, or the demise of humanity ?23 days ago@phenomlab this is very awesome! They should be held accountable.
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AI... A new dawn, or the demise of humanity ?23 days agoI’m really intrigued as to how this will play out. I fully support the mother here and admire the fact she is willing to bring tech companies to account.
This will be a landmark case if she wins and will likely pave the way for other families who have also had to suffer.
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AI... A new dawn, or the demise of humanity ?24 days ago@Madchatthew I think everyone has used Google search without even knowing it to be honest - even those who class themselves as purists.
I too have never trusted Google. You’re not alone!
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AI... A new dawn, or the demise of humanity ?24 days ago@phenomlab i don’t trust Google or it’s AI any further than I could throw a building. I know it sounds a little hypocritical of me to say that when I use good search. I always question the results that Google’s AI displays at the top though.
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Arch Server Progress27 days ago@phenomlab this makes a lot of sense. I don’t mind rebooting the server then. I am just glad that I won’t have to reinstall the operating system at some point like I do with Debian and the others. I don’t think you have to reinstall the operating system with Fedora either. It would be interesting to run a web server off of Fedora.
I will have to start implementing reboots into my upgrading schedule to make sure the latest security patches are in place. I am still happy with Arch though. I am having a great experience so far with it and I hope that it stays that way.
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Arch Server Progress28 days ago@Madchatthew The general rule of thumb with Linux is that every kernel update attracts a reboot. The reason for this is that these updates cannot be affected with the kernel in use, so a reboot is the only way to ensure you have the best protection.
You cannot upgrade the Linux kernel without rebooting. At least not in a way you would think.
There are technologies like systemtap, dtrace, kpatch or kgraft which allow for small modifications of kernel code. These are meant as short “workarounds” to prevent security threats, and to typically to give you more time until you plan a maintenance window for reboot.
You will have to reboot at some point and should design your infrastructure for that (in the commercial sense).
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Arch Server Progress28 days agoOne of the things I like about tech/IT/OSs is that there is always something new to learn and that most likely someone else already knows what you need to learn. So I am going to try and make this not confusing and lay this out in steps. I found that Arch Linux does need to be rebooted every once in awhile. There is debate on the interwebs that it should be rebooted as soon as a new kernel version is installed vs it can wait for when you have time or when the server can be down with less impact vs restarting it once a year or so. My Arch Web Server hasn’t been rebooted for over 250 days. So when I was working on making sure I would be able to use my current Virtualbox Installs in Arch Linux Desktop (KDE Plasma) I found how to check what version is installed vs what version is currently running.
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Kernel Version Running:uname -roruname -afor more details
Current Kernel Version Installed:pacman -Qi linuxIf those two versions are different, then you aren’t running the latest version and would need to reboot to run the latest version that is installed. It is argued that security is important, which yes I believe it is, however with how secure Linux is to begin with maybe restarting immediately isn’t necessary unless there is something very major happening.
I would be interested in what everyone’s thoughts are (especially @phenomlab) in regard to this. Restart ASAP, when convenient or once a year or so?
What led me to find this out, was getting qemu and Virtual Machine Manager to work in Linux for converting and importing the VirtualBox image. It was successful.
Those steps:
- Appliance Export on the virtual machine you want to move over
- Copy new image to Linux machine - I used scp in a windows terminal to copy the file to the Linux machine
- Go into Linux system and using the command console extract the file
- Console to convert file to once qemu can read
- Use the Virtual Machine Manager to import the converted image and run virtual machine
After following these steps, it was successful. I had a virtual machine running in a virtual machine running on windows 10. It was fun to figure that out.
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AI... A new dawn, or the demise of humanity ?28 days ago@phenomlab oh boy, how did I miss that LOL I always say the best place to hide something is right in front of my face
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