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=== Partial updates/upgrades are unsupported === | === Partial updates/upgrades are unsupported === | ||
When new library versions are pushed to the repos, all developers and packagers, rebuild all packages against the libraries. For example, if two packages depend on the same library, upgrading only one package might also upgrade library (as a dependency), which might then break the other package which depends on an older version of the library. | |||
That is why partial upgrades are '''not supported''' | |||
'''Always''' follow these recommendations: | |||
* 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. | ||
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* When you install a package update your system | * 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 | * The use of pacman downgrade switch (-Suu) is discouraged as it might not solve an issue but could cause other issues. | ||