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From: "S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu)" <smibrahim@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] About update question
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:14:18
Message-Id: 4997275b0609200808o8d7aa67p1aaca050e52930d6@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] About update question by Stephen Liu
1 emerege gentoolkit
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3 emerge -avuND world
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5 emerge --depclean
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7 revdep-rebuild
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10 *****emerege gentoolkit to get "revdep-rebuld"
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12 it will save lot's space by removing orphaned dependencies.
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14 src: handbook
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17 On 9/20/06, Stephen Liu <satimis@×××××.com> wrote:
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19 > Hi folks,
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21 > Gentoo-amd64
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23 > I need to update all running packages to their latest version, if
24 > available on Internet. Performed following steps;
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26 > # emerge --sync
27 > # emerge --update world
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29 > Please advise whether any further step is necessary thereafter.
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31 > If I expect to clear all empty files on the box which will take up space,
32 > which command shall I run. How can I ascertain whether they are needed
33 > there. TIA
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35 > B.R.
36 > SL
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Re: [gentoo-user] About update question Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>