On 12/4/20 11:46 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
On Fri, 4 Dec 2020 23:19:00 +0100, n952162 wrote:
Okay, I've never done a depclean. Is that something I need to do? I
mean, I'm always worried it'd remove something that I need, but given
all the problems I have, I guess that'd be the lesser of evils...
Yes you should, t keep your system consistent. You should also heed the
messages about unread news items and updating config files as these can
also have a bearing on keeping your system running smoothly.
I maintain at least 7 gentoo systems, the news will have gotten read
(seen, at any rate ;-) ) on one system or another. The config files I
do by hand. They're actually up-to-date. I probably shouldn't let it
create those ._cfg* files, but I do for safe-keeping.
Oh that went fast. But just as I expected ... it's going to remove
kernel/gentoo-sources? gcc? The llvm that took 5 hours to compile?
Read it again. It wants to remove some versions of those but not the
latest. When you install a new kernel or compiler, portage generally does
so in a separate slot, so you have access to both old and new versions.
If you are no longer using the old version, you should let it go.
okay, I'll give that a try. Thank you.
