RE: [gentoo-user] OT: Is Gentoo healthy?

["Nelson, David \(ED, PAR&D\)" <David.Nelson2@astrazeneca.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan McKinnon [mailto:alan@linuxholdings.co.za]
> Sent: 21 December 2006 08:33
> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Is Gentoo healthy?
> 
> Now often should you sync? There is no rule, and none is possible, so 
> don't ask for one. I can give you some tips from experience though:
> 
> If you run ~arch you might want to sync ever few days or so. For a 
> regular stable (arch) system, I found once a week or once a fortnight 
> suited me. You might be different. So try syncing once a week, if you 
> find that you can cope OK with that, stick with it. Otherwise, sync 
> more or less often till you find the interval that suits you.
> 
> alan


I tend to sync my one gentoo machine every day or two, because I like to stay up to date and play with the newest toys :). I have however paid for this enjoyment in the form of hours fixing my machine, serveral times!

If you are aiming for as stable a machine as possible I would only update what you need to update, or specific packages you want to update or add. I admit to being the type that just updates everything (usually).

David

-- 
gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list