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On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 22:51:15 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> > When I /am/ ready to upgrade to a newer Minor version, I will just |
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> > update my /etc/portage/package.mask/gentoo-sources file. |
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> I admit, it seems to be a cleaner way of doing it than what I'm doing. |
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> I may even give that a try but for me, I rarely update. I know, |
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> security fixes. Heck, if I update every day, there would still be some |
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> security problem with the kernel. I may even end up with one that is |
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> worse than a older version. Plus, I keep my system so busy, I just |
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> don't have the time to reboot that much. |
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It's exactly how I do it. I have some hardware that won't run on anything |
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later than the 4.9 series, so I simply mask everything newer. It seems |
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the cleanest and simplest way of doing it. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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C: (n.) the language following A and B. The world still awaits D and |
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E. By Z, it may be acceptable for general use. |
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