Difference between revisions of "System Maintenance"

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{{~~BoxSuccess~~|~~warning~~|Partial updates are not supported under any circumstances}}

{{BoxDanger|danger|Partial updates are not supported under any circumstances}}

It is of critical importance to ensure you don't end up in a state where your system is partially upgraded.<br />

It is not uncommon for systems in partially updated state to end up in a critical failure state.<br />

Here are some important rules to help you avoid this ~~dangerous~~ situation.

Here are some important rules to help you avoid this undesired situation.

* ~~Always ensure your system is fully up~~-to-~~date before installing software.~~

* You can install a single package use {{ic|pacman -S <pkgname>}} - this may yield a 404 error if your metadata is not current.

* Don't downgrade packages, this ~~will always result in~~ a ~~partial update scenario~~.

* Always {{ic|pacman -Syu}} or in case of change in mirrorlist {{ic|pacman -Syyu}} to metadata current.

* ~~Avoid using~~ {{ic|pacman -Sy}} or {{ic|pacman -~~Syy~~}}. ~~Instead update your database and packages at the same time with~~ {{ic|pacman -~~Syu~~}} ~~or in case of change in mirrorlist~~ {{ic|pacman -~~Syyu~~}}

* Don't use {{ic|pacman -Sy}}, {{ic|pacman -Syy}}, {{ic|pacman -Syuw}} as this will update the metadata but not sync the packages to your system.

* Don't add packages to pacman's or pamac's ignore list.

* If you just want to check to see what updates are available use the command {{ic|checkupdates}}. It provides a safe way to check for upgrades to installed packages without running a system update at the same time.

* When [[Switching_Branches|switching branches]] or [[Pacman-mirrors|switching mirrors]] always ~~use~~ {{ic|pamac update --force-refresh}} or {{ic|pacman -Syyu}} ~~to ensure that the databases for your new mirrors are being used~~.

* When [[Switching_Branches|switching branches]] or [[Pacman-mirrors|switching mirrors]] always sync your systems metadata and packages using {{ic|pamac update --force-refresh}} or {{ic|pacman -Syyu}}.

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-{{BoxSuccess|warning|Partial updates are not supported under any circumstances}}
+{{BoxDanger|danger|Partial updates are not supported under any circumstances}}
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 It is of critical importance to ensure you don't end up in a state where your system is partially upgraded.<br />
 It is not uncommon for systems in partially updated state to end up in a critical failure state.<br />
-Here are some important rules to help you avoid this dangerous situation.
+Here are some important rules to help you avoid this undesired situation.
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-* Always ensure your system is fully up-to-date before installing software.
+* You can install a single package use {{ic|pacman -S <pkgname>}} - this may yield a 404 error if your metadata is not current.
-* Don't downgrade packages, this will always result in a partial update scenario.
+* Always {{ic|pacman -Syu}} or in case of change in mirrorlist {{ic|pacman -Syyu}} to metadata current.
-* Avoid using {{ic|pacman -Sy}} or {{ic|pacman -Syy}}.  Instead update your database and packages at the same time with {{ic|pacman -Syu}} or in case of change in mirrorlist {{ic|pacman -Syyu}}
+* Don't use {{ic|pacman -Sy}}, {{ic|pacman -Syy}}, {{ic|pacman -Syuw}} as this will update the metadata but not sync the packages to your system.
 * Don't add packages to pacman's or pamac's ignore list.
 * If you just want to check to see what updates are available use the command {{ic|checkupdates}}.  It provides a safe way to check for upgrades to installed packages without running a system update at the same time.
-* When [[Switching_Branches|switching branches]] or [[Pacman-mirrors|switching mirrors]] always use {{ic|pamac update --force-refresh}} or {{ic|pacman -Syyu}} to ensure that the databases for your new mirrors are being used.
+* When [[Switching_Branches|switching branches]] or [[Pacman-mirrors|switching mirrors]] always sync your systems metadata and packages using {{ic|pamac update --force-refresh}} or {{ic|pacman -Syyu}}.
 ==Removing Orphans== <!--T:24-->