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Am 01.08.2014 16:30, schrieb behrouz khosravi: |
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> Hello everybody. |
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> I have a little bandwidth problem. I don't want to update my packages |
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> very frequently. |
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> Is it save to sync my portage not very often, say every month or two, |
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> so when I install something I wont be warned that some of my packages |
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> are outdated? |
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> In this manner I wont need to mask my packages, to prevent them from |
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> updating, right ? |
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> Thanks. |
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the longer you wait, the more problems you will have. |
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So sync often. |
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Installing the actual updates? On a weekly basis is a good rule of thumb. |
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And don't use --pretend, use --ask. Portage has become slow as f.... |
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over time. You don't want to waste time to let it do the same twice. |
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Also: read the manual. You obviously haven't - or did not understand |
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everything you read, so read again. For your own safety. |
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