> > From: Ben Munat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/01/04 Sun PM 05:04:16 EST > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [gentoo-user] emerge questions > > How often should I emerge sync?
Well, I don't think you need to do it more than once per day, Ben. Check the 'rsync etiquette' guide on gentoo.org. I doubt you're running anything on a normal desktop that requires daily rebuilding, but even if you do want to live so on the edge, just sync once per day. It puts a heavy load on the servers. Sync nice. :) > How often should I update portage? Whenever an update is available. I haven't found that this happens so frequently to be a bother. > Do I need to emerge sync again after updating portage? Nope. 'emerge sync' only updates your Portage tree. The chances of something changing between your first emerge sync, your emerge -u portage, and then another emerge sync, are infinitessimal at best. > How often should I emerge -u world or emerge -u > system? This is pretty much up to you. Do it whenever you like. Just don't cry when things break if you run ~x86. > Can I look forward to things breaking when I emerge -u world or system? Perhaps, if you run ~x86 (as stated above) or if you do other silly things, like run KDE while compiling glibc in one term window, gcc in another, xfree in a third, and mozilla in a fourth. :) > Thanks, > > b No problem. Neuros. --***-- 'Esse quam videri.' To be, rather than to appear. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
