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boerns
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 Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 5:15 pm Post subject: 2004.1 for x86 |
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Hi,
I can download the live-cd for x86 2004.1
But in my installed gentoo 2004.0 there is no
/usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-2004.0
after an emerge sync?
Why? How can I update to 2004.1 |
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hw-tph
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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The actual revision of the live CD has very little to do with your installed version of Gentoo. Just update all packages to the latest stables versions and you'll be running the same Gentoo as someone who installed and built it all today.
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nixnut
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: 2004.1 for x86 |
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| boerns wrote: | Hi,
I can download the live-cd for x86 2004.1
But in my installed gentoo 2004.0 there is no
/usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-2004.0
after an emerge sync?
Why? How can I update to 2004.1 |
emerge -u world will bring your system completely uptodate after you did emerge sync
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flybynite
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Everyone is correct that versions are meaningless in gentoo. It only specifies the OLDEST versions that the system could have. The newest is always the same for everyone who does an emerge -u world....
Besides, there is no difference between 2004.0 and default-x86-1.4 except the cute change to a year based number.... |
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dhurt
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That is not entirely true that the versions in Gentoo are meaningless. The release profiles specify default options and virtual program versions that the system should have. If you are using a profile that is too old like 1.0 for x86 because you installed awhile ago and have not updated your /etc/profile symlink, then you are in for some major upgrades when you do. ( I had this problem on my old computer ). The /etc/profile directory simlink controls the version of Gentoo that you are running.
It is true however that 1.4 basically is the same as 2004.0 for x86 and there has not been a release for the x86 architecture for 2004.1. But this in not true for other architectures.
If you are really curious you can read more about the move from 1.0 to 1.4 here:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/new-upgrade-to-gentoo-1.4.xml
Or more about profiles, release and howto here:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-upgrading.xml
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