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On Sun, 30 Jan 2022 02:24:32 -0600, Michael Jones wrote: |
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> I strongly recommend against overwriting your system with a stage3. Any |
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> package that has a changed list of files will leave orphans behind. And |
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> finding them all will be pretty dang hard. |
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You can find orphan files with qfile, details are in the man page, but I |
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agree with you that it is not to be recommended. |
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Of course, creating difficulty with future updates is only one of the |
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risks of not updating - running with unfixed bugs and security |
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vulnerabilites are also good reasons to not do this. |
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I'd say you should update at least every three months, and keep an eye on |
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the output from glsa-check to make sure you are not unnecessarily |
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vulnerable. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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He's so cool, he could get frostbite from masturbating. |
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