Re: [gentoo-amd64] backups and world updates

[Mark <whitetr6@gmail.com>]

Hi Roy, I wasn't able to find it. Can you post your version? This
sounds like the approach I'd like to take. Thanks!

On 7/28/05, Roy Wright <royw@cisco.com> wrote:
> Howdy,
> 
> What I do is run a nightly script that:
> * cleans up tmp files
> * runs revdep-rebuild
> * runs emerge --sync
> * runs eupdatedb
> * runs update-eix
> * runs a pretend emerge -uDNvp world
> * runs a fetchonly emerge -uDNq --fetchonly world
> * greps the ebuilds for einfo, ewarn, and eerror lines
> * runs glsa-check
> The output of everything is then mailed to me.
> I originally got the script from the gentoo-users list
> but didn't save the link (maybe scan the archives for
> portage.cron or if you want I can post what I have).
> 
> Then I review the email and decide when to update.
> 
> A red flag is if the einfo mentions revdep-rebuild.
> In that case I emerge that package by name allowing
> dependencies, then do the revdep-rebuild, then
> the emerge world.
> 
> Most of the time, I just open an konsole and do the
> update.  Occasionally I'll postpone if the update looks
> really large or time consuming.  For major gui components
> like KDE or xorg, I'll exit KDE and emerge from the
> command line over the weekend (ok, probably overly
> cautious, but I was burned once).
> 
> Occasionally I'll get a blocking condition.  I really think
> twice now before just unblocking via package.keywords.
> I've found that waiting a day or two might result in
> portage handling the unblocking.
> 
> HTH,
> Roy
> 
> Mark wrote:
> 
> >Thanks to everyone who helped me get my system back after a couple of
> >world update snafus. Now of course I'm a little gun-shy about using
> >options like emerge --update world. So what's my best bet to keep my
> >system up to date, while protecting it from my own lack of
> >understanding of updating config files?
> >
> >Here's what I'm intending to do so far:
> >
> >1. Prior to running any large system update, back up /etc to another location
> >2. use dispatch-conf instead of etc-update
> >
> >Can anyone make any other suggestions? Which emerge options are best
> >for full system updates? Thanks
> >
> >
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