Re: I've used LibreOffice for years.
> it wanted to shut down several running programs
Windows file systems have a limitation that a file cannot be updated while a process has it open - not without causing a crash. This is due to the directory entry having both the filename and the pointer to the data area on disk. On *nix the i-node system caters for updating an open file because the directory entry has the filename and an inode number. The file than is open can continue to be used through its i-node while the replacement file can use a new i-node and new data blocks. The old file will be deleted when all processes have closed it.
This is why Windows requires a reboot. Updated files are given a different name and a script is created to delete the old files and rename the new ones. This script is scheduled to be run during the next reboot.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
