GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide by Graham Williams
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Rebooting

After an upgrade there may be times when a reboot is required (such as when the kernel is upgraded). We can check if a reboot is required by checking for the file /var/run/reboot-required. If it exists then the computer requires a reboot

  $ sudo reboot