Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 7th May 2007 22:56 UTC
Gentoo The Gentoo Release Engineering project is pleased to announce the much-delayed release of Gentoo Linux 2007.0, code named 'Secret Sauce'. This release met with several delays due to an abnormally high number of security vulnerabilities in large packages which had to be rebuilt using the newer, secure versions of the packages. Update: Screenshots!
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RE: Updating existing installs
by cyclops on Tue 8th May 2007 05:16 UTC in reply to "Updating existing installs"
cyclops
Member since:
2006-03-12

You have to change your profiles too

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-upgrading.xml

(View available profiles)
# eselect profile list

(Select the number of your desired profile from the list)
# eselect profile set <number>

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dylansmrjones Member since:
2005-10-02

That's not even remotely true.

Updating your profile will typically not change a thing with the possible exception of you modifying /etc/make.conf to reflect changes in use flags. If use flags are unchanged in the profiles updating the profile will do nothing. And if it does something you won't have to compile much - unless you haven't updated in a while (e.g. many months not including the sparse security updates).

For me upgrading from 2006.1 to 2007.0-desktop made no difference except I could remove a few use flags in /etc/make.conf. Nothing needs to be recompiled.

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zetsurin Member since:
2006-06-13

Lovely mod abuse there.

Yes, this comment includes personal attacks/offensive language
Yes, this comment is off-topic
Yes, this comment is spam or includes advertisements
Yes, I disagree with this user/opinion

So you chose one of the top 3, when you should have clicked the bottom one. honestly. And guess what I use? Tada! Gentoo! Christ, get a sense of humour.

Edited 2007-05-09 01:14

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