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== General Recommendation == | == General Recommendation == | ||
=== Partial updates/upgrades are unsupported === | |||
So the general recommendation when updating and installing packages - as to prevent partial updates/upgrades - is as follows: | So the general recommendation when updating and installing packages - as to prevent partial updates/upgrades - is as follows: | ||
* Do not make temporary branch changes and mix in packages from other branches. It is - we believe - one cause of partial updates which can break systems. | * Do not make temporary branch changes and mix in packages from other branches. It is - we believe - one cause of partial updates which can break systems. | ||
* | * Do a full system update after changing branch or updating your mirrorlist | ||
sudo pacman -Syyu | sudo pacman -Syyu | ||
* | * When you install a package update your system | ||
sudo pacman -Syu some-package-name | sudo pacman -Syu some-package-name | ||
* The use of pacman downgrade option is discouraged as it might not solve an issue but could cause other issues. | * The use of pacman downgrade option is discouraged as it might not solve an issue but could cause other issues. | ||