[gentoo-user] Re: Well, I went about updating my system again. (day 6)

[Grant Edwards]

On 2016-12-07, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote:

> Your problem is that the box seems to have not been updated in a
> long while. That is always tricky.

That's putting it mildly.  Gentoo works far, far better if you update
frequently.  On most systems I update a couple times a week. Those
systems have been mostly trouble free for many, many years.

OTOH, there have been a couple systems where I didn't update for 6+
months. That rarely went smoothly, and took _way_ more time than a
fresh install would have.  [But sometimes you head-butt your way
through the wall just to prove you can.]

IMO, if you only want to update a system once or twice a year, Gentoo
is not a good choice -- unless you just want to do a fresh install
each time.  In my experience, a fresh install is usually far less work
than an update after an extended period of time.  But, doing a "fresh
install" as an upgrade takes a bit of planning and orginization.

> The solution is always the copious use of patience and
> understanding.  Your sledgehammer approach is going to result in
> vast amounts of pain.

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