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greystreet

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Registered: 2006-04-29

Posts: 12

pacman -Syu question

Ok if I install 0.7.2 as a fresh install and then do the following command.

pacman -Syu

Does this just upgrade the systems packages and kernel?  Or does it take me to a whole new version of Arch i.e. 0.8.   If it does take you to 0.8, is there a way to upgrade the packages and kernel without moving to a beta version of Arch?

Grey

fk

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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-04-29

Posts: 524

Re: pacman -Syu question

Ok if I install 0.7.2 as a fresh install and then do the following command.

pacman -Syu

Does this just upgrade the systems packages and kernel?  Or does it take me to a whole new version of Arch i.e. 0.8.   If it does take you to 0.8, is there a way to upgrade the packages and kernel without moving to a beta version of Arch?

Grey

If you run pacman -Syu you get the actual current packages including kernel and system packages.

Arch has no "Beta" Versions, only the install Cd's are "Beta"

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dolby

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From: 1992

Registered: 2006-08-08

Posts: 1,581

Re: pacman -Syu question

its HIGHLY recommended (the ftp cd if u have a decent internet connection) to use those "beta" versions instead of the 0.7.2 cd. the changes have been rather dramatic since spring 2006

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kensai

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From: Puerto Rico

Registered: 2005-06-03

Posts: 2,484

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Re: pacman -Syu question

Yeah, installation of arch has not had any dramatic change but, the little change it has undergone are worth it.

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