[HOWTO] keeping the system fully updated

[kolcon]

Do you want to keep your system up-to-date as much as possible?

Try the following steps:
Regular update

1. update your portage
   

   Code:

   emerge --sync

   
   
2. (optional) update your layman overlays
   

   Code:

   layman -S

   
   
3. check what would be updated
   

   Code:

   emerge -upvND world

   
   
4. (optional) amend the use flags
   

   Code:

   vi /etc/make.conf

   for system-wide changes or
   

   Code:

   vi /etc/portage/package.use

   for packages-level changes
   
5. run the update
   

   Code:

   emerge -uND world

   
   
6. emerge live packages (if any)
   

   Code:

   emerge @live-rebuild

   
   
7. review the messages given and take actions recommended there
   

   Code:

   less /var/log/portage/elog/summary.log

   or use
   

   Code:

   elogv

   
   
8. if you get messages about changes in etc-files, run
   

   Code:

   etc-update

   and merge the files as you see fit
   alternatively use
   

   Code:

   dispatch-conf

   
   
   
9. if you emerged xorg-server, re-emerge all xf86-input- and xf86-video- modules,
   that you are using
   

   Code:

   emerge -av `qlist -I -C x11-drivers/`

   
   

Extra optimizations - no need to run them every time

1. check if something can be removed
   

   Code:

   emerge --depclean -p

   , then when you are happy with the output
   (if it wants to remove packages you need to keep, add them to /var/lib/portage/world)
   

   Code:

   emerge --depclean

   
   
2. emerge packages using obsolete libraries
   

   Code:

   emerge @preserved-rebuild

   
   
3. make sure the system is consistent
   

   Code:

   revdep-rebuild

   
   
4. check if the .la files are consistent (you may need to emerge dev-util/lafilefixer first)
   

   Code:

   lafilefixer --justfixit

   
   
5. check if the perl modules are updated for the current perl version
   

   Code:

   perl-cleaner --reallyall

   
   
6. check if the python modules are updated for the current python version
   

   Code:

   python-updater

   
   
7. update the usb and pci id definitions
   

   Code:

   update-pciids

   
   

   Code:

   update-usbids

   
   
8. delete old unused kernel sources
   

   Code:

   rm -rf /usr/src/linux-2.6.XX-gentoo-XX

   
   

   Code:

   rm -rf /lib/modules/2.6.XX-gentoo-XX

   
   
9. cleanup your distfiles
   

   Code:

   eclean distfiles

   
   
   

[aCOSwt]

[kolcon]

[d2_racing]

You can even run elogv just to be sure that you haven't miss something.

[rh1]

What package does "elogv" come from? Seems i don't have it installed.

[kolcon]

[d2_racing]

Also, you will need to had this inside your /etc/make.conf :

[d2_racing]

Elogv is a little program that give us all the portage message but per package.

[rh1]

Thanks, I had mine set up for save_summary but now switched to save and emerged a few things so i could try it., have to say elogv is much nicer.

[d2_racing]

I don't know about the echo part, I copied that line from someone

[kolcon]

added the xorg-server part

[d2_racing]

You can even run this :

[Jallee]

Here is one more..

[norg]

[slycordinator]

Assuming you have eix installed, instead of doing

[FelixPetzold]

Have a look at https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-827398.html (last post)

[kingfame_147]

Some suggestions:

1) Instead of using