LemoineFairclough@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoSuperiority brings controversyaprogrammerlife.comimagemessage-square313fedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down1104file-text
arrow-up11.15Karrow-down1imageSuperiority brings controversyaprogrammerlife.comLemoineFairclough@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square313fedilinkfile-text
Re-creation of someone else’s post because the original was removed and I found it funny when I first saw it
minus-squarexkforce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoHmm I mean Ive never done it for obvious reasons but maybe? live cds/dvds load the whole OS in RAM and could erase everything but I am not sure about the OS on disk. I could try it in a vm and see what actually happens
minus-squareOoops@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoYes, it’s copied to ram. Which is also the reason you don’t need to stop programs while live updating them. The new version is only again copied from disk, when you start it at a later time.
Hmm I mean Ive never done it for obvious reasons but maybe? live cds/dvds load the whole OS in RAM and could erase everything but I am not sure about the OS on disk. I could try it in a vm and see what actually happens
Yes, it’s copied to ram. Which is also the reason you don’t need to stop programs while live updating them.
The new version is only again copied from disk, when you start it at a later time.