Ubuntu Check if Restart Required

Jun 15, 2019

Check if /var/run/reboot-required exist.

cat /var/run/reboot-required
*** System restart required ***

You can also check reboot-required.pkgs.

cat /var/run/reboot-required.pkgs
linux-base
dbus

You can edit you startup script to perform the check.

if [ -f /var/run/reboot-required ]; then
    cat /var/run/reboot-required
fi

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