[gentoo-user] Updating the system fails

[gentoo-user] Updating the system fails

[Thierry de Coulon]

Hello,

I've a somewhat old system (it was installed with 2005.1 at the time) that I 
wanted to try updating.

However, emerge --update --pretend world thows an awfull lot of blocking 
packages, mostly x11-something, but including KDE, java and others.

There is no question of unmasking all these packages, as has been suggested in 
another thread for one blocking package.

Is there a way to say "try to upgrade all you can and we'll if it works" or 
does it simply mean the system is screwed beyond repair and a new install is 
the only hope?

Thierry 

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Re: [gentoo-user] Updating the system fails

[purple]

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well,you could unmerge all those crappy blocking packages if they arent in
toolchain group and then update your system with new packages and after that
adding packages you need..
that procedure worked for me numerous times so i dont see the reason why it
shouldnt do the same for you..

just apply ne 2007.0 profile,manage your make.conf and start fixing the
godamn thing :)

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Re: [gentoo-user] Updating the system fails

[Bo Ørsted Andresen]

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On Wednesday 06 June 2007 20:54:30 Thierry de Coulon wrote:
> I've a somewhat old system (it was installed with 2005.1 at the time) that
> I wanted to try updating.
>
> However, emerge --update --pretend world thows an awfull lot of blocking
> packages, mostly x11-something, but including KDE, java and others.
>
> There is no question of unmasking all these packages, as has been suggested
> in another thread for one blocking package.

That thread was the exception from the rule. Usually blocks mean that 
something needs to be unmerged. The only reason I didn't tell him to unmerge 
anything was because it was apparent from the output that it was not 
installed.

> Is there a way to say "try to upgrade all you can and we'll if it works" or
> does it simply mean the system is screwed beyond repair and a new install
> is the only hope?

Neither. You need to unmerge the blockers. Do make sure you get a clean update 
complete and run etc-update (or equivalent) before logging out or rebooting.. 
There's a section on blockers in the handbook. Read it.

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Bo Andresen

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Re: [gentoo-user] Updating the system fails

[Mick]

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On Wednesday 06 June 2007 20:13, purple wrote:
> well,you could unmerge all those crappy blocking packages if they arent in
> toolchain group and then update your system with new packages and after
> that adding packages you need..
> that procedure worked for me numerous times so i dont see the reason why it
> shouldnt do the same for you..
>
> just apply ne 2007.0 profile,manage your make.conf and start fixing the
> godamn thing :)

Since 2005 there were a number of major changes/upgrades.  You will need to 
read carefully all the upgrade guides in the documentation (GCC, X modular, 
KDE meta packages) and then spend an awful long time rebuilding your system.  
If I were you I would reinstall.

On the other hand, where's the fun/pain in that?  ;-)

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Mick

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