[arch] How often to reboot

[Derek Carlson]

Hi,

I am torn.

This particular Arch configured PC has been up and running for, now, 49 
days.  During that time, the system was upgraded at least 6 times.  It 
is kept in sync with the testing repository, and I have some software 
installed from extra.  The version of ndiswrapper that I use is compiled 
by hand, so occasionally, I recompile the module if I notice that gcc or 
the kernel has been updated.

Aside from that, this is a pretty vanilla system.  It provides file and 
print services to a couple other PCs on a home network.

The question I have is this.

How often do people reboot their systems as a matter of maintenance? 

During the period of udev upgrades, I booted pretty regularly to make 
sure I'd made all of the necessary changes.  The upgrades went smoothly 
and without issue, btw.

I don't want to get to far away from what's fresh and current in the 
wiki, forums and discussion thread, so it seems that a periodic hard 
start may be useful as a matter of course.

Pride gets in the way, however, and I'd like top to show a 3 digit up 
time someday! :-)

Thx in advance for any advice you can share.

Kind regards,

Derek