The Linux kernel, which contains low-level hardware drivers and operating system features, continues to listen for a particular reboot command, although it doesn't display any confirmation when it ...

With the new Linux 4.0 kernel, you'll need to reboot Linux less often than ever. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor March 3, 2015 at 4:58 a.m. PT ...

I do set my servers (Ubuntu Servers, mostly) to auto update, and the auto update setup that it sends me an email every time it does something on those.

Learn to start, stop, and restart Linux services easily with systemctl and service commands. Essential tips for Linux server management.

You can, however, configure Linux to automatically reboot on a kernel panic by making a small modification to /etc/sysctl.conf, a configuration file that tweaks many kernel operating parameters ...