> > The machine is actually a server, which just sat in a corner doing its > job perfectly. That's one of the reasons it wasn't updated: if it ain't > broken, don't fix it. >
Any system that is not getting software updates is broken to some degree, just in a subtle way. Trimming your /var/lib/portage/world file and removing the trimmed packages can make the update less painful. I sometimes remove non-system packages I want, then reinstall again later to get through difficult upgrades.
