On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 09:12:43 -0800, John Myers wrote: > but be > aware that many times, a minor (-rX) update to a package will use the > same tarball(s) the previous one, just applying more patches. So if you > delete all the tarballs, you'll have to download them again.
There are also packages that need to be re-emerged after a kernel update. If these are for network or modem drivers, such as ndiswrapper or slmodem, you must keep the tarballs or you won't be able to connect to the Internet again. -- Neil Bothwick [---- Printed on recycled electrons ----]
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