For routine update/upgrade of Pentoo, you need to follow the following steps :



# This syncs the gentoo and pentoo repos like "apt-get update" in debian

emerge --sync

# This updates all the normal packages like "apt-get upgrade" in debian

emerge --deep --update --newuse world -vt

# This optionally merges in changed config files. unchanged files are merged automatically

etc-update

# This removes old packages which are not needed like "apt-get autoremove" in debian

emerge --depclean

# This rebuilds anything which may have been broken in update

emerge @preserved-rebuild

# This checks all the programs installed from VCS for new revisions and updates if needed

smart-live-rebuild

# Verifies there is no breakage after updates

revdep-rebuild

# Regenerate the main menu for XFCE WM (run it under each regular account)

genmenu.py -x

#merge in any new config files

etc-update

#clean up the distfiles dir to remove old/un-needed files

eclean-dist -d



Optional

# Check /var/log/portage/elog/summary.log file

# You might need to run extra commands. For example:

emerge @x11-module-rebuild

eselect java-vm set system icedtea-bin-7

#after python/perl upgrade:

perl-cleaner --modules

python-updater



That's all! See you.



Install Pentoo 2013.0 RC1.1

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