Re: Aw: Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading (profiles, too)

2019-05-31 Thread Mick
On Friday, 31 May 2019 15:20:01 BST Rich Freeman wrote: > On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 6:02 PM Dale wrote: > > Given that is going to involve quite a bit of changes, and it appears > > the OP has a outdated system, going in steps may be a good idea. At > > least that way if something breaks, it may

Re: Aw: Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading (profiles, too)

2019-05-31 Thread Rich Freeman
On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 6:02 PM Dale wrote: > > Given that is going to involve quite a bit of changes, and it appears > the OP has a outdated system, going in steps may be a good idea. At > least that way if something breaks, it may be easier to fix since the > steps are smaller. > ++ I would

Re: Aw: Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading (profiles, too)

2019-05-30 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: > On Thursday, 30 May 2019 02:18:01 BST Dale wrote: > >> 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 >> >> :-) :-) > The 17.1 profile does away with separate /lib directories as explained here: > >

Re: Aw: Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading (profiles, too)

2019-05-30 Thread Mick
On Thursday, 30 May 2019 02:18:01 BST Dale wrote: > 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 > > :-) :-) The 17.1 profile does away with separate /lib directories as explained here:

Re: Aw: Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading (profiles, too)

2019-05-29 Thread Dale
n952...@web.de wrote: >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 30. Mai 2019 um 00:20 Uhr >> Von: "Dale" >> 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

Aw: Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading (profiles, too)

2019-05-29 Thread n952162
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 30. Mai 2019 um 00:20 Uhr > Von: "Dale" > 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