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From: "Petteri Räty" <petteri.raty@××××××××××.fi>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u world won't update kde metapackages
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 20:48:24
Message-Id: 435AA2FE.3090807@saunalahti.fi
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] emerge -u world won't update kde metapackages by Robert Persson
1 Robert Persson wrote:
2 > I emerged kde 3.4 using the metapackages (kdebase-meta, kdeaddons-meta etc.).
3 > However I now find that emerge -u world fails to update any of the component
4 > packages to their latest versions, which should all be 3.4.1(-r2/r3/etc). I
5 > end up emerging newer versions individually (e.g. "emerge kopete") when I
6 > think I have a bug problem, which is obviously a clumsy way to do things.
7 >
8 > I know I can "emerge kdebase-meta kdeaddons-meta kdeblahblahblah" to get
9 > things up to date, but is there a way to get portage to actually deal with
10 > kde nicely like it used to?
11 >
12 > Many thanks
13 > Robert
14
15 Use the --deep option. emerge -uD world. see man emerge for more
16 information.
17
18 Regards,
19 Petteri

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Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u world won't update kde metapackages Robert Persson <ireneshusband@××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u world won't update kde metapackages Robert Persson <ireneshusband@××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u world won't update kde metapackages Robert Persson <ireneshusband@××××××××.uk>