Urs Schutz <u.sch...@bluewin.ch> [11-11-01 18:04]: > On Tue, 1 Nov 2011 04:45:25 +0100 > meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I know of three commands to check the consistency of a > > Gentoo system: > > > > > > eix-sync && emerge --color=n -p -v --newuse --update > > --deep world emerge -p -v --depclean > > revdep-rebuild --ignore -p -v > > > > of course, one has to remove the -p and -v flags after > > checking the putput of the commands. > > > > What else can be checked and should be checked from time > > to time or after each update? > > > > Thank you very much in advance for any help! > > > > Best regards, > > mcc > > > > Beside the already mentioned ones: > > Check and clean the portage logs, can be done with > elogv > > Update the packets config files, can be done with > cfg-update -u > > Clean up old source files (saves some space, but deletes > old unused sources) > eclean-dist -d -p > > Check for Gentoo Linux Security Advices > glsa-check -t all > > Have a look at the Gentoo management news > eselect news list > eselect news read xx > > Regards > Urs > >
Hi, thank you all very much for the checks listed. One question remains: What sequence of commands is adviced to guarantee the best effect on the one hand and on the other hand not to be urged to recompile things -- especially those like libreoffice...-- twice and more? Thank you very much in advance for your help! Best regards, mcc
