I don't think updating an application is really comparable to updating an operat...

		potentialverand on Oct 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bill Gates on Windows Usability (2003) I don't think updating an application is really comparable to updating an operating system. The OS is vastly more complex. Nevertheless, Firefox on Linux via package manager definitely requires a restart. Typically I know when Firefox has been updated because I get a window saying "your browser needs to restart". https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/9s78fh/sick_of_get...

The restart is not the problem, the time it takes is. (And that it prompts rather aggressively to reboot.)