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

that's a good libk, too

> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 30. Mai 2019 um 03:04 Uhr
> Von: "Adam Carter" <adamcarter3@×××××.com>
> An: gentoo-user@l.g.o
> Betreff: Re: Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading (profiles, too)
>
> 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.
>