On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:28:47 +0800 (CST)
adrian kok wrote:

> Hi
>
> I am new in gentoo
>
> what is easy way to upgrade? eg: kernel / package
>
> In some linux, they are using yum ....
>
> Thank you

The Gentoo command for loading packages is "emerge". Periodically I
run "eix-sync" to update the list of packages available, then run
"emerge -auDt world" to update installed packages.

HTH,

David

2008/10/29 adrian kok <adriankok2000@yahoo.com.hk>:
> what is easy way to upgrade? eg: kernel / package
>

For the start I would recommend you reading the handbook.

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/index.xml

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Daniel

adrian kok schrieb:
> Hi
>
> I am new in gentoo
>
> what is easy way to upgrade? eg: kernel / package
>
> In some linux, they are using yum ....
>
> Thank you
Welcome to Gentoo

For the Kernel: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml

I see a lot of users have there own way to upgrade. Mine is:

#emerge --sync
#emerge -DuavN system
#emerge -DuavN world
#dispatch-conf
#emerge --depclean -pv
#revdep-rebuild -pvi
#glsa-check -t all

You can skip system if you want to (I guess) I just run it to have a
better view on the kind of package I am updating.
you may want to drop the -p and -i option where needed (and if you are
sure you really want to).

KH

On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:28:47 +0800 (CST), adrian kok wrote:

> what is easy way to upgrade?

This is Gentoo, we don't do anything the easy way ;-)


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2008/10/29 Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>:
> On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:28:47 +0800 (CST), adrian kok wrote:
>
>> what is easy way to upgrade?
>
> This is Gentoo, we don't do anything the easy way ;-)

Hey, this is the easiest way! ;-)

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adrian kok wrote:

Hi

I am new in gentoo

what is easy way to upgrade? eg: kernel / package

In some linux, they are using yum ....

Thank you

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Welcome
aboard!



For starters go through the Handbook and the official documentation as
it provides the answers to your questions.



For packages I usally run the following commands:

# eix-sync

# emerge --tree --ask --update --newuse --deep world && emerge
--depclean && revdep-rebuild

# dispatch-conf



For the kernel read the Gentoo Linux Kernel Upgrade Guide
(http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml) and follow the
detailed steps.



Good luck ;-)

András Csányi a gentiment tapote:

2008/10/29 Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>:


On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:28:47 +0800 (CST), adrian kok wrote:



what is easy way to upgrade?


This is Gentoo, we don't do anything the easy way ;-)



Hey, this is the easiest way! ;-)



I agree, after testing Red Hat, Mandrake (long, long time ago) and
Ubuntu (a few minutes), Gentoo is the easiest way to upgrade :-)



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