12 May
2015
12 May
'15
10:45 p.m.
Sometimes pacman presents updates that just don't seem to apply to my system. Just one example: sudo pacman -Syyuv presents btrfs-progs, even though: 1) I do not, and have not, used the Btrfs file system with my Arch setup. 2) It is "Required by: None" 3) It is "Optional for: None" But I hate to reject it. After all, there must be some reason it was presented . . . right? So, if I just say "yes" to all upgrades, won't my system over time get weighed down by excess stuff, until it grinds to a halt? Or, if I just make my best guess at what is really need and reject the rest, won't I have a Frankenstein system that will eventually break? And why, why, why doesn't it just present upgrades appropriate for my system?