On Monday 06 January 2020 04:25:08 Phill Carter wrote: > > On 6 Jan 2020, at 7:54 pm, [email protected] > > wrote: > > > > On 2020-01-06 05:12, Phill Carter wrote: > >> apt-get upgrade only updates an existing package to a newer > >> version. It is what I have always used on my LinuxCNC machines. > > > > And being paranoid, I first backup my config files. Being full of > > good intentions, but usually pressed for time, and not having a > > pencil to hand, I need to be 100% sure upgrading will not overwrite > > my modified but incompletely documented configs. Losing those would > > produce immense amounts of angst and self-recrimination etc. Yes; > > basic stuff that everyone knows......but.... > > I keep all my configs an a networked NFS share so I am not too > concerned with anything bad happening to the machine controller.
Whereas I have found nfs shares to be quite undependable. I don't even try to start it anymore, finding sshfs to be much more dependable here as long as its between the same user number. Since I am the only user, it works for me. > Cheers, Phill. > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
