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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 'emerge -e world' question
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:28:40
Message-Id: 496CF96A.6060208@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] 'emerge -e world' question by Paul Hartman
1 Paul Hartman wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 >
4 > I normally do "emerge -uDvN @world" (or in other words "emerge
5 > --update --deep --verbose --newuse @world"). Right now, it tells me
6 > this:
7 >
8 > Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 kB
9 >
10 > I also --depclean on a regular basis to remove any unneeded packages.
11 > Right now, it tells me this:
12 >
13 > No packages selected for removal by depclean
14 >
15 > Based on those two commands, I'm led to believe I have a fully updated
16 > system. So, then, I am curious why when I do "emerge -e @world" it
17 > tells me this:
18 >
19 > Total: 1432 packages (9 upgrades, 2 downgrades, 14 new, 1407
20 > reinstalls, 1 interactive), Size of downloads: 76,235 kB
21 >
22 > How is that possible? Where do those upgrades, downgrades and new
23 > packages come from? What is missing from my traditional "-uDvN"
24 > command that is causing me to miss some of those updates?
25 >
26 > Thanks,
27 > Paul
28 >
29 >
30 >
31
32
33 Read a few of the other posts, make sure that @world is including the
34 system set. Either just use world with no @ or do a @system and @world.
35
36 --depclean should have mentioned that when you ran it too. It does here
37 but you may be on a different version than I am.
38
39 Dale
40
41 :-) :-)

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Re: [gentoo-user] 'emerge -e world' question Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>