On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 22:51:15 -0500, Dale wrote: > > When I /am/ ready to upgrade to a newer Minor version, I will just > > update my /etc/portage/package.mask/gentoo-sources file.
> I admit, it seems to be a cleaner way of doing it than what I'm doing. > I may even give that a try but for me, I rarely update. I know, > security fixes. Heck, if I update every day, there would still be some > security problem with the kernel. I may even end up with one that is > worse than a older version. Plus, I keep my system so busy, I just > don't have the time to reboot that much. It's exactly how I do it. I have some hardware that won't run on anything later than the 4.9 series, so I simply mask everything newer. It seems the cleanest and simplest way of doing it. -- Neil Bothwick C: (n.) the language following A and B. The world still awaits D and E. By Z, it may be acceptable for general use.
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