On 2016-12-07, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Your problem is that the box seems to have not been updated in a > long while. That is always tricky.
That's putting it mildly. Gentoo works far, far better if you update frequently. On most systems I update a couple times a week. Those systems have been mostly trouble free for many, many years. OTOH, there have been a couple systems where I didn't update for 6+ months. That rarely went smoothly, and took _way_ more time than a fresh install would have. [But sometimes you head-butt your way through the wall just to prove you can.] IMO, if you only want to update a system once or twice a year, Gentoo is not a good choice -- unless you just want to do a fresh install each time. In my experience, a fresh install is usually far less work than an update after an extended period of time. But, doing a "fresh install" as an upgrade takes a bit of planning and orginization. > The solution is always the copious use of patience and > understanding. Your sledgehammer approach is going to result in > vast amounts of pain. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Gibble, Gobble, we at ACCEPT YOU ... gmail.com