[arch-general] on rolling release / reinstallation

[Loui Chang]

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.

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