update/upgrade commands?

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Dale__ · Post by **Dale__** » Sat May 02, 2015 11:58 pm

I am new to gentoo, just got through an install from the handbook/wiki using 4/23/15 minimal cd

on Ubuntu I could
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

is there similiar commands for Gentoo?

russK · Post by **russK** » Sun May 03, 2015 1:44 am

It goes pretty much like this:

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# emerge --sync
# emerge --update --deep --with-bdeps y @world

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** » Sun May 03, 2015 2:05 am

You should read the docs. You can't simply close your eyes and hope everything will work on Gentoo.

Dale__ · Post by **Dale__** » Sun May 03, 2015 2:36 am

since I installed seperate

gentoo 4/23
xorg, not the whole thing
kde, base
the applications I use

will the updates be seperate commands?

I would feel more comfortable doing each one seperate since it would be more obvious to me what I was doing and more related to my install/system

russK · Post by **russK** » Sun May 03, 2015 3:05 am

Dale__,

You'll probably get used to simply updating the whole system at once, and that is the "world" set, which is the @world parameter.

You can update individual packages in much the same way, but after a sync, there could be additional packages that have updates as well, so run an emerge command that covers them all.

Anyway, you could:

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# emerge --update kde-base/kdebase-meta

and so-on, for other packages.

I typically just use:

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 # emerge --update --deep --newuse --with-bdeps y @world --ask

And after inspecting the list of packages, answer "yes"

Also, I've found there's not much point in doing this daily. Every couple weeks or so seems to work just fine.

After a successful world update, you should also,

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# emerge --depclean  --ask  #(typically safe to answer yes if the world update was successful)
# revdep-rebuild

Also don't forget to heed The Doctor's advice.

Dale__ · Post by **Dale__** » Sun May 03, 2015 4:15 am

thanks russK. I'll take your advice since I see its systematic

I forgot to say I was using AMD64, The Doctor's link was to Handbook:x86/Working/Portage

I should be able to find the AMD64 page since I got used to using the handbook in my install

Thanks Doctor too

maybe the best time for me to do an update is when there is a new stage3 tarball

thanks again

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** » Sun May 03, 2015 4:21 am

The arch is irrelevant here. Fortunately, portage acts the same on all systems (in theory) so we don't have to relearn it for each new computer.

Post by **John R. Graham** » Sun May 03, 2015 11:24 am

Dale__ wrote:maybe the best time for me to do an update is when there is a new stage3 tarball

That turns out not to be the case. Updates to the Stage tarballs are not coordinated with Portage tree updates, the latter being much more frequent than the former. Regardless of that cadence, you should update merely fairly regularly: at least monthly, although weekly will cause you a little less grief. You should also update, of course, when you specifically need something new.

- John

Dale__ · Post by **Dale__** » Sun May 03, 2015 7:09 pm

working with portage was not in handbook AMD64 section
in the links browser it was greyed out
in the rekonq browser there was something like no text in page
and think I am familiar with it

found what I needed in the AMD64 wiki, working with portage

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emerge --ask app-portage/gentoolkit

to get revdep

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emerge --sync
emerge --ask --update --newuse --with-bdeps=y --deep @world
emerge --ask --depclean
revdep-rebuild

didn't break my system this time

Dale__ · Post by **Dale__** » Mon May 04, 2015 1:45 am

now that I can update, is there such a thing as upgrade?

Post by **John R. Graham** » Mon May 04, 2015 1:24 pm

Nope. Gentoo doesn't have releases, per se. Updates are all you need to worry about. At the end of a comprehensive update, you've got the latest Gentoo.

- John