Difference between revisions of "System Maintenance"

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A .pacnew file may be created during a package upgrade to avoid overwriting a file which already exists. A .pacsave file may be created during a package removal, or by a package installation of a package that was removed. These files require manual intervention from the user and it is good practice to handle them regularly.  The program {{ic|pacdiff}} can help manage this process. For example, here is what it looks like when the {{ic|/etc/default/grub}} grub file has changed:

A .pacnew file may be created during a package upgrade to avoid overwriting a file which already exists. A .pacsave file may be created during a package removal, or by a package installation of a package that was removed. These files require manual intervention from the user and it is good practice to handle them regularly.  The program {{ic|pacdiff}} can help manage this process. For example, here is what it looks like when the {{ic|/etc/default/grub}} grub file has changed:

  ==> pacnew file found for /etc/default/grub

  ==> pacnew file found for /etc/default/grub

  :: (V)iew, (S)kip, (R)emove pacnew, (O)verwrite with pacnew, (Q)uit: [v/s/r/o/q]

  :: (V)iew, (S)kip, (R)emove pacnew, (O)verwrite with pacnew, (Q)uit: [v/s/r/o/q]