Hi Rafael, > Actually, I think maybe creating a release will let me do that, but it > looks like an overkill.
You'll need a second system of the same architecture for that. That's all. You can then transfer any install set you might need to your production machine. > And I'll still have to build everything even > though I won't install it all (my computer is slow). Am I missing > something? Ease of use. Following -stable and making releases is extremely easy and documentable. There is only one procedure. Ever. > I think maybe manually patching things will be easier and > faster. Faster, yes. Easier, depends. It's easier to make mistakes, IMHO. I recommend release(8)... Nico