On Thu, 2003-03-20 at 12:05, Eugene Van Dam wrote: > How does "emerge -up world" decide which packages it wants to install? > What if there is a package > (ex. [ebuild U ] net-misc/dhcpcd-1.3.22_p3-r3 ) > that i do not want to install? How can I remove or change what "emerge -u > world" would do?
emerge -u world only upgrades packages that are already installed and it assumes that you would like to upgrade packages that are either part of the system or that you have chosen. It also includes the effect of emerge -u system and as a result updates the system packages too. Not performing these recommended updates or even worse uninstalling packages to prevent their upgrade can contribute to the ill health of your system. Also, often a new dependency becomes available to an already installed package and if you do not install that dependency there is potential for applications breaking or complaining. Act with care. There is a reason why updates occur. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
