Without intending to circlejerk, the only linux updates that I have encountered that required a reboot were kernel updates, and they don't force a reboot, they just don't apply until you do. And when you do update the kernel, the update is downloaded and set up without interrupting anything. You can just power off when you're done, and next time you power on, it's already updated. None of those "Please wait 5-10 minutes, and don't power off your PC" messages.

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But that's how Windows updates go. They update and then ask for a reboot, which you do when you switch the PC off. The people than complain about windows updating when they logged on are people that delayed the security updates so long that they were beyond critical y the time windows said that enough is enough.

[–] NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah but for some reason Windows updates hang on the login screen for what seems like an eternity on shutdown and startup. No idea what Windows is doing, but it's super frustrating.

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

Dunno, when I had windows I just pressed update and restart before logging off and by the next morning it was done.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Need to? yes. Have to? No

[–] Andrew15_5@mander.xyz 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

More like "it's your choice".

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And if that choice was left to the average user, we would have computers that didn't have security updates for years.

[–] Andrew15_5@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

We already have them, they called Windows XP and 7.

Although this is an issue, but it's pretty safe to say that "it's their fault". Also Pop!_OS has the annoying for me pop-up once in a while that tells me that there are updates available. With this users probably will still update sometimes.

[–] fastandcurious@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well you are not forced, much better when trying to manage time or data

[–] tubaruco@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

and you can use the pc while it updates