n952...@web.de wrote: >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 30. Mai 2019 um 00:20 Uhr >> Von: "Dale" <rdalek1...@gmail.com> >> I've done upgrades that skip quite a ways using make oldconfig. I've >> never had any issues. If it were me, I'd just make the jump but make >> sure to keep the old kernel around just in case something doesn't work. >> At least that way one can boot it and fix it. > good idea! > Is the kernel enough? Don't you have to have the initrd, and the modules > list and all the modules and and and? >
If you have one, yes you need to save that too. The biggest thing, make sure the entry is still in whatever bootloader you use. I use grub and it picks them up automatically when I run the updater. >> ... Switch to the >> new17.1 profile, run emerge -puDN world and see if the changes look OK. >> If you don't like or it breaks something, switch to 17.0 and run emerge >> -puDN world and see what it looks like. Pick the one that you feel >> safest with. ... > I haven't a clue what unsafe is... > > I haven't tested the 17.1 profile yet. If you are unsure, I'd just use 17.0 and wait until 17.1 is released. Dale :-) :-)
