Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 22:15:12
Message-Id: 20170129221456.78be300e@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system by thelma@sys-concept.com
1 On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 13:56:00 -0700, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
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3 > I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months).
4 > I was trying to upgrade my firefox-bin and I'm already running into
5 > problems.
6
7 The advice you've already been given is all good. I would add that you
8 should make sure your underlying system is up to date before worrying
9 about the programs you use. Start with
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11 emerge -ua @system
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13 Deal with any blocks or gotchas that reveals, then think about proceeding
14 to update the rest of your OS.
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18 Neil Bothwick
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20 Nixon's Principal: If 2 wrongs don't make a right, try 3.