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Live patching is a way of updating a running system without stopping it. It is best known as a technique for keeping Linux servers updated to the latest security levels without affecting downtime.

The Ubuntu live patch service is available for more than three machines for a fee. A media release about the Ubuntu live patching technology quoted Canonical Ubuntu product and strategy manager Dustin ...

Suse has announced that it is developing kGraft, an open-source kernel patcher that will remove the need for restarting a Linux system updating the kernel. KGraft is expected to have its first release ...