Difference between revisions of "System Maintenance"
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If a partial upgrade scenario has been created, and binaries are broken because they cannot find the libraries they are linked against, do not "fix" the problem simply by symlinking. Libraries receive soname bumps when they are not backwards compatible. A simple <code> pacman -Syu </code> to a properly synced mirror will fix the problem as long as pacman is not broken. | If a partial upgrade scenario has been created, and binaries are broken because they cannot find the libraries they are linked against, do not "fix" the problem simply by symlinking. Libraries receive soname bumps when they are not backwards compatible. A simple <code> pacman -Syu </code> to a properly synced mirror will fix the problem as long as pacman is not broken. | ||
The bash script checkupdates, included with the pacman package, provides a safe way to check for upgrades to installed packages without running a system update at the same time. | The bash script '''checkupdates''', included with the pacman package, provides a safe way to check for upgrades to installed packages without running a system update at the same time. | ||
==== Act on alerts during an upgrade ==== | ==== Act on alerts during an upgrade ==== | ||