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| 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"> |
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| 18 | <license/> |
18 | <license/> |
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| 20 | <version>2.11</version> |
20 | <version>2.12</version> |
| 21 | <date>2005-03-29</date> |
21 | <date>2005-06-27</date> |
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| 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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| 37 | <p> |
37 | <p> |
| 38 | You know (being a Gentoo user after all) that this process is extremely |
38 | You know (being a Gentoo user after all) that this process is extremely |
| 39 | frustrating for power users that want to live on the bleeding edge. Even power |
39 | frustrating for power users that want to live on the bleeding edge. Even power |
| 40 | users from other distributions probably share the same feelings, given the |
40 | users from other distributions probably share the same feelings, given the |
| 41 | popularity and spread of tools like apt or apt-rpm which make it |
41 | popularity and spread of tools like apt or apt-rpm which make it |
| 42 | possible to have quick and frequent updates. However, no distibution is more |
42 | possible to have quick and frequent updates. However, no distribution is more |
| 43 | suited than Gentoo to satisfy these kind of demanding users. From the |
43 | suited than Gentoo to satisfy these kind of demanding users. From the |
| 44 | beginning, Gentoo was designed around the concept of fast, incremental |
44 | beginning, Gentoo was designed around the concept of fast, incremental |
| 45 | updates. |
45 | updates. |
| 46 | </p> |
46 | </p> |
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| 67 | There are various reasons: |
67 | There are various reasons: |
| 68 | </p> |
68 | </p> |
| 69 | |
69 | |
| 70 | <ul> |
70 | <ul> |
| 71 | <li> |
71 | <li> |
| 72 | A new release means new LiveCDs with bugfixes and more features. |
72 | A new release means new Installation CDs with bugfixes and more features. |
| 73 | </li> |
73 | </li> |
| 74 | <li> |
74 | <li> |
| 75 | A new release provides an updated set of GRP packages, so that users that |
75 | A new release provides an updated set of GRP packages, so that users that |
| 76 | choose "the fast way" to install (stage3 + precompiled packages) end up |
76 | choose "the fast way" to install (stage3 + precompiled packages) end up |
| 77 | with a system that is not outdated. |
77 | with a system that is not outdated. |
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