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  Re: This is, in part, why many Windows updates require reboots  
From: Jim Henderson
Date: 5 Aug 2011 14:37:38
Message: <4e3c3872$1@news.povray.org>
On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:12:28 -0400, Warp wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> I could just as easily cause the problems he describes by deleting
>> necessary files while a program is running.
> 
>   If the program is keeping the file open, then deleting the file won't
> affect it. However, if it's a file that the program opens and closes
> repeatedly during its execution, then that's indeed the case.

Yes, and that's the case regardless of whether it's the user at the 
console doing it or a package manager doing it. :)

Jim


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