Re: [gentoo-user] a question about emerge --sync

[Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>]

Am 02.08.2014 09:17, schrieb Dale:
> Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
>> Am 01.08.2014 16:30, schrieb behrouz khosravi:
>>> Hello everybody.
>>> I have a little bandwidth problem. I don't want to update my packages
>>> very frequently.
>>> Is it save to sync my portage not very often, say every month or two,
>>> so when I install something I wont be warned that some of my packages
>>> are outdated?
>>> In this manner I wont need to mask my packages, to prevent them from
>>> updating, right ?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> .
>>>
>> the longer you wait, the more problems you will have.
>>
>>
>> So sync often.
>>
>> Installing the actual updates? On a weekly basis is a good rule of thumb.
>>
>> And don't use --pretend, use --ask. Portage has become slow as f....
>> over time. You don't want to waste time to let it do the same twice.
>>
>> Also: read the manual. You obviously haven't - or did not understand
>> everything you read, so read again. For your own safety.
>>
>>
> Back when I was on dial-up, I did my updates on Monday I think it was. 
> In the case of OOo, just downloading the tarball could take a couple
> days.  Once a week is pretty good in my opinion as well.  I'd be nervous
> about going months tho.  On occasion that can get to be a bit much.  If
> two nasty updates hit at the same time, it could get touchy. 
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>
> .
>
back when I was responsible to keep 250 net-junkies online, the longer I
waited the worse the problems. And you only have so much time between
different WoW raids...