On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 10:03:43 -0800 Doug Jolley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > So, maybe it's not that big of a deal. In addition (although I > couldn't find the message), > I'm sure someone had mentioned something about the fact that updates > can easily be rolled back. (I really wish I could find that message. Indeed. Installed packages are stored in /var/cache/pacman/pkg To revert a package (assuming of course that you haven't cleaned it from your cache) you just have to issue a command like pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/package-to-revert.12.3-4.pkg.tar.gz > I use gmail for this stuff specifically to avoid having these kinds > of problems.) Anyway, as a worst case scenario, one could simply > maintain 2 different partitions and simply alternate between them > with each update. It doesn't sound too bad to me. Any thoughts on > this idea? > I think that managing two basically the same installations is a big hassle, but maybe it is just me ;-) Be sure to have a common /var/cache/pacman to avoid double downloading, too. > ... doug > > ... doug -- Stavros Giannouris Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Hello. I'm a signature virus. Just copy me to your signature to help me spread" ____________________________________________________________________ http://www.freemail.gr - äùñåÜí õðçñåóßá çëåêôñïíéêïý ôá÷õäñïìåßïõ. http://www.freemail.gr - free email service for the Greek-speaking.
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