On 2017-01-29, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 29/01/2017 22:56, the...@sys-concept.com wrote:
>> I haven't updated my system for over a year (1year and 3-months).
[...]
>> What is my best option, re-install from scratch, upgrade in stages etc.
> 1 year 3 months isn't usually that bad and it can be done - I've
> done it many times myself. However there are gotchas:
[...]
> With those basics out the way, it's a great learning experience. I
> recommend you do it at least once.
I've been through that once or twice, and you'll learn a lot about how
portage works and learn about a bunch of packages you depend on
utterly but had never really heard of.
One of the other things you'll learn, is that it would have been a lot
faster to re-install from scratch. :)
One thing I suggest is: don't hesitate to uninstall something
non-essential that's causing problems. It's often a _lot_
simpler/faster to uninstall a bunch of stuff, get the base system
upgrade done, and then re-install things. [Keep a list of what you've
uninstalled.]
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