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Grant Taylor wrote: |
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> On 6/19/19 8:51 PM, Dale wrote: |
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>> Honestly, I'm not sure there is a easy way to do this. |
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> I'm actually happy with what Vadim recommended. |
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> It keeps me within the minor (?) version of the kernel that I want to |
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> stay within, while still allowing updates to new micro (?) versions. |
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> Is Major, Minor, and Micro versions the proper term? |
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> 4.14.120 being |
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> Major: 4 |
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> Minor: 14 |
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> Micro: 120 |
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> # cat /etc/portage/package.mask/gentoo-sources |
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> >sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.15 |
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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 seems you like that way and it works best for your situation and that |
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is what matters. Sometimes there are many ways to do things but some |
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just work better in certain situations. Just have to pick what works |
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best. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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