On Wed 17 Mar 2010 16:01 -0400, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook wrote:
So I'm guessing that these "workarounds" happen whenever a "pacman -Syu" leads to breaking something... (Which means that I probably should only do an "pacman -Syu" when A) I've got time to test all my stuff. AND B) I've got time to look for a workaround that I hope someone else already figured out...)
My question is how often would you recommend doing a "pacman -Syu" to avoid having so many "workarounds" that you feel like it might have been easier to reinstall????
It really depends on what happens during development. I'd say once a month is a good frequency, but always remember to read the announcements on archlinux.org. You can also subscribe to the announcements mailing list: http://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-announce Cheers.