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4 | |
| 5 | <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-upgrading.xml"> |
5 | <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-upgrading.xml"> |
| 6 | <title>Gentoo Upgrading Guide</title> |
6 | <title>Gentoo Upgrading Guide</title> |
| 7 | |
7 | |
| 8 | <author title="Author"> |
8 | <author title="Author"> |
| 9 | <mail link="g.guidi@sns.it">Gregorio Guidi</mail> |
9 | <mail link="greg_g@gentoo.org">Gregorio Guidi</mail> |
| 10 | </author> |
10 | </author> |
| 11 | |
11 | |
| 12 | <abstract> |
12 | <abstract> |
| 13 | This document explains how new Gentoo releases affect existing installs. |
13 | This document explains how new Gentoo releases affect existing installs. |
| 14 | </abstract> |
14 | </abstract> |
| 15 | |
15 | |
| 16 | <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
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| 17 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 --> |
17 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 --> |
| 18 | <license/> |
18 | <license/> |
| 19 | |
19 | |
| 20 | <version>2.4</version> |
20 | <version>2.8</version> |
| 21 | <date>November 5, 2004</date> |
21 | <date>2005-01-22</date> |
| 22 | |
22 | |
| 23 | <chapter> |
23 | <chapter> |
| 24 | <title>Gentoo and Upgrades</title> |
24 | <title>Gentoo and Upgrades</title> |
| 25 | <section> |
25 | <section> |
| 26 | <title>Philosophy</title> |
26 | <title>Philosophy</title> |
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| 43 | suited than Gentoo to satisfy these kind of demanding users. From the beginning, |
43 | suited than Gentoo to satisfy these kind of demanding users. From the beginning, |
| 44 | Gentoo was designed around the concept of fast, incremental updates. |
44 | Gentoo was designed around the concept of fast, incremental updates. |
| 45 | </p> |
45 | </p> |
| 46 | |
46 | |
| 47 | <p> |
47 | <p> |
| 48 | Ideally, you install once and then do not to bother with releases: |
48 | Ideally, you install once and never bother with releases: just follow the |
| 49 | just follow the instructions in |
49 | instructions in <uri |
| 50 | <uri link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=1">A Portage |
50 | link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=1">A Portage |
| 51 | Introduction</uri> in the |
51 | Introduction</uri> in the <uri link="/doc/en/handbook/">Gentoo Handbook</uri> |
| 52 | <uri link="/doc/en/handbook/">Gentoo Handbook</uri> that explain how to keep |
52 | that explain how to keep your system up to date. While that's the way things |
| 53 | your system up to date. While that's the way things usually go, sometimes |
53 | usually go, sometimes changes are made to the core system which require updates |
| 54 | changes are made to the core system which require updates to be done manually. |
54 | to be done manually. |
| 55 | </p> |
55 | </p> |
| 56 | |
56 | |
| 57 | </body> |
57 | </body> |
| 58 | </section> |
58 | </section> |
| 59 | <section> |
59 | <section> |
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| 276 | <p> |
276 | <p> |
| 277 | To switch to the 2004.3 profile, point the <path>/etc/make.profile</path> |
277 | To switch to the 2004.3 profile, point the <path>/etc/make.profile</path> |
| 278 | symlink to the new location: |
278 | symlink to the new location: |
| 279 | </p> |
279 | </p> |
| 280 | |
280 | |
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281 | <warn> |
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282 | Don't forget to upgrade Portage <e>before</e> you change your profile!!! |
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283 | </warn> |
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284 | |
| 281 | <pre caption="Updating the /etc/make.profile symlink"> |
285 | <pre caption="Updating the /etc/make.profile symlink"> |
| 282 | <comment>substitute <arch> with your arch</comment> |
286 | <comment>substitute <arch> with your arch</comment> |
| 283 | # <i>rm /etc/make.profile</i> |
287 | # <i>rm /etc/make.profile</i> |
| 284 | # <i>ln -s ../usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/<arch>/2004.3 /etc/make.profile</i> |
288 | # <i>ln -s ../usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/<arch>/2004.3 /etc/make.profile</i> |
| 285 | </pre> |
289 | </pre> |
| 286 | |
290 | |
| 287 | <p> |
291 | <p> |
| 288 | <b>All archs</b> - As said above, there are no big changes introduced in this |
292 | <b>All archs</b> - As said above, there are no big changes introduced in this |
| 289 | profile. However, it should be noted that <c>sys-apps/slocate</c> and |
293 | profile. However, it should be noted that <c>sys-apps/slocate</c> and |
| 290 | <c>net-misc/dhcpcd</c> are no longer considered system packages. This means |
294 | <c>net-misc/dhcpcd</c> are no longer considered system packages. This means |
| 291 | that if you run <c>emerge depclean</c>, Portage will try to remove them from |
295 | that if you run <c>emerge --depclean</c>, Portage will try to remove them from |
| 292 | your system. If you need any of those packages, add them to |
296 | your system. If you need any of those packages, add them to |
| 293 | <path>/var/lib/portage/world</path> after the profile switch, or manually |
297 | <path>/var/lib/portage/world</path> after the profile switch, or manually |
| 294 | emerge them. |
298 | emerge them. |
| 295 | </p> |
299 | </p> |
| 296 | |
300 | |
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| 308 | |
312 | |
| 309 | <p> |
313 | <p> |
| 310 | To switch to the 2004.2 profile, point the <path>/etc/make.profile</path> symlink |
314 | To switch to the 2004.2 profile, point the <path>/etc/make.profile</path> symlink |
| 311 | to the new location: |
315 | to the new location: |
| 312 | </p> |
316 | </p> |
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317 | |
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318 | <warn> |
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319 | Don't forget to upgrade Portage <e>before</e> you change your profile!!! |
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320 | </warn> |
| 313 | |
321 | |
| 314 | <pre caption="Updating the /etc/make.profile symlink"> |
322 | <pre caption="Updating the /etc/make.profile symlink"> |
| 315 | <comment>substitute <arch> with your arch</comment> |
323 | <comment>substitute <arch> with your arch</comment> |
| 316 | # <i>rm /etc/make.profile</i> |
324 | # <i>rm /etc/make.profile</i> |
| 317 | # <i>ln -s ../usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/<arch>/2004.2 /etc/make.profile</i> |
325 | # <i>ln -s ../usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/<arch>/2004.2 /etc/make.profile</i> |
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