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  • [gentoo-user] Updating profile

    From Thelma@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 9 00:50:01 2024
    I'm on profile:
    default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop (exp) *

    but it seems to me it is obsolete.  Has anybody switched to a new profile?
    How complicated is it?

    Gentoo instruction page is not very clear.
     NEW default/linux/amd64/23.0/split-usr
                 (added "split-usr")

    My eselect profile list shows:
    default/linux/amd64/23.0/desktop (stable)
    Do I need to "split-user" to the end?

    default/linux/amd64/23.0/desktop/split-usr  ??

    The 17.1 profile will apparently be removed after one year.
    Does it mean my system will not be able to upgrader after profile 17.1 is removed?

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    Thelma

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  • From Thelma@21:1/5 to Dale on Tue Jul 9 05:50:01 2024
    On 7/8/24 17:07, Dale wrote:
    Thelma wrote:
    I'm on profile:
    default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop (exp) *

    but it seems to me it is obsolete.  Has anybody switched to a new
    profile?
    How complicated is it?

    Gentoo instruction page is not very clear.
     NEW default/linux/amd64/23.0/split-usr
                 (added "split-usr")

    My eselect profile list shows:
    default/linux/amd64/23.0/desktop (stable)
    Do I need to "split-user" to the end?

    default/linux/amd64/23.0/desktop/split-usr  ??

    The 17.1 profile will apparently be removed after one year.
    Does it mean my system will not be able to upgrader after profile 17.1
    is removed?



    Pretty sure this is the news item for profile switch to 23.

    https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Toolchain/23.0_update_instructions

    If you can post what profile you are currently on, I'm sure one of us
    can point out the one you need to switch to.  The naming is slightly different.  It is important to follow the instructions pretty well.
    Example, before switching, you need to complete your emerge upgrade.
    Usually emerge -auDN world will get you there..  Then do the profile switch.  I tried skipping that step and it didn't go well.  Luckily I
    was in a chroot and could just start over.

    Dale

    :-)  :-)

    I'm on profile:
    default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop (exp) *

    But it seems to me, it might be easier and quicker to just reinstall Gentoo

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  • From Wols Lists@21:1/5 to Arve Barsnes on Tue Jul 9 08:10:01 2024
    On 09/07/2024 06:25, Arve Barsnes wrote:
    On Tue, 9 Jul 2024 at 00:41, Thelma <thelma@sys-concept.com> wrote:

    I'm on profile:
    default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop (exp) *

    but it seems to me it is obsolete. Has anybody switched to a new profile? >> How complicated is it?

    Gentoo instruction page is not very clear.
    NEW default/linux/amd64/23.0/split-usr
    (added "split-usr")

    My eselect profile list shows:
    default/linux/amd64/23.0/desktop (stable)
    Do I need to "split-user" to the end?

    default/linux/amd64/23.0/desktop/split-usr ??

    The 17.1 profile will apparently be removed after one year.
    Does it mean my system will not be able to upgrader after profile 17.1 is removed?

    You have understood perfectly which profile to switch to, the new
    profile equivalent to your old one is the 'split-usr' one. If you
    follow the instructions in the news item it is not very complicated at
    all. If you have any problems, touch back here for help.

    Note that following the instructions is important. I had a few problems
    along the way, but in part it was down to me missing items, and in
    others my system was set up in a manner that didn't quite behave in the
    normal manner.

    IFF you've set it, make sure you disable EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS for the
    upgrade.

    Cheers,
    Wol

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