Re: Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading (profiles, too)

[Adam Carter]

On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 8:41 AM <n952162@×××.de> wrote:

> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 30. Mai 2019 um 00:20 Uhr
> > Von: "Dale" <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
> > I've done upgrades that skip quite a ways using make oldconfig.  I've
> > never had any issues.  If it were me, I'd just make the jump but make
> > sure to keep the old kernel around just in case something doesn't work.
> > At least that way one can boot it and fix it.
>
> good idea!
> Is the kernel enough?  Don't you have to have the initrd, and the modules
> list and all the modules and and and?
>
>
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/Upgrade should help.


>
> > ...  Switch to the
> > new17.1 profile, run emerge -puDN world and see if the changes look OK.
> > If you don't like or it breaks something, switch to 17.0 and run emerge
> > -puDN world and see what it looks like.  Pick the one that you feel
> > safest with.  ...
>
> I haven't a clue what unsafe is...
>
> Pick the one that most closely matches your requirements.