On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 07:25:10PM +0100, Ricardo Wurmus wrote:
> 
> Catonano <catonano@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > "The command starts system services specified in file that are not
> > currently running; if a service is currently running, it does not attempt
> > to upgrade it since this would not be possible without stopping it first."
> >
> > I was wondering: what about the desktop services ?
> >
> > I undertsand that my desktop session comes with a few services (in
> > %desktop-services or something)
> >
> > Does this mean that my desktop services do NOT get updated when I
> > reconfigure my system ?
> 
> That’s a misunderstanding.  All of the things in the “services” field of
> your operating-system configuration are “system services”, so all of
> them get updated.

But, it doesn't try to stop and restart those services in case of any
relevant changes, right? Doesn't that require a reboot?