On Tuesday, September 02, 2014 12:31:44 AM Bruce Dubbs wrote: > > The aim is to build a production linux installation (with KDE with the > > addition of some gnome applications like gimp), unless you recommend that > > LFS should not be used for production. > > I use it all the time. > > > Another related question would be: how easy to upgrade a production LFS > > installation from one version to another (e.g. 7.5 to 7.6, then 7.7, > > etc...)? I may have missed it but I don't see any section related to > > upgrades in the LFS and BLFS books. > > Generally you can install a newer version of a package over an older one > without issues. Updating glibc in a running system is tricky and we > don't recommend that. Updating some packages such as Xorg, Qt, and KDE > can be done, but are more difficult if installing in /usr. See the > sections of those packages for a discussion. > > Never reinstall the linux headers if not updating glibc. > > I personally do not install new versions of packages on production > systems unless there is a known need (security issue, new feature, etc). > > -- Bruce
Thank you Bruce for your time and your answers. I'm going ahead, building LFS, in order to gain some experience. Thanks, augustin. -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
