Answer by Paul Draper for How does apt upgrade running programs?
Does it wait until the program terminates?Maybe, depending on the package.Does it simply overwrite the files while the program is running? Doesn't this interfere the running program?It can, depending...
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In POSIX (and Linux is a POSIX system), at least when using POSIX file systems, files are allowed to remain open after they're deleted (that is, after they're unlinked, by removing the link from a...
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apt upgrade overwirites files. It doesn't affect running programs, because they are loaded to RAM. If you restart a program, a new version will start.When upgrading some packages, some triggers or...
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I wonder how apt upgrade does upgrade running programs.Does it wait until the program terminates?Does it simply overwrite the files while the program is running? Doesn't this interfere the running...
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