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List:       gentoo-announce
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-announce] New Gentoo Linux/Portage Releases
From:       gentoo-announce-admin () cvs ! gentoo ! org
Date:       2001-10-20 10:51:02
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On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 10:09:13PM +0200, gentoo-announce-admin@cvs.gentoo.org wrote:
> Is there anything that can't be had by upgrading packages? How safe is it to 
> remerge a newer baselayout?

If you merge the latest Portage first and then upgrade your packages (like
baselayout), you should be fine.  You'll need to find all the ._cfg????* files
in /etc and upgrade your in-place files.  For people who don't know what I'm
talking about, type "emerge --help config".

Best Regards,

-- 
Daniel Robbins					<drobbins@gentoo.org>
Chief Architect/President			http://www.gentoo.org 
Gentoo Technologies, Inc.			


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