On Wednesday 25 May 2011 21:09:02 Kristjan Kalder wrote: > On 25.05.2011 21:43, Nils wrote: > > When I was managing multiple servers, I would have a cron job set > > to eix-sync daily (the maximum frequency Gentoo recommends > > syncing), then once a week I would have emerge -DNpvu world > > e-mailed from cron. I would then review the e-mail and see if I > > wanted to upgrade. If I didn't, I'd mask the package version and > > move on. > > > > May I ask why would would sync once a day but only run emerge once a > > week? > > To reduce network traffic for one single rsync session?
if you emerge --sync only the time you plan emerge -uDN world, it's less heavy for everyone rather than everyday sync and weekly emerge -u... -- Stéphane Guedon page web : http://www.22decembre.eu/ carte de visite : http://www.22decembre.eu/downloads/Stephane-Guedon.vcf clé publique gpg : http://www.22decembre.eu/downloads/Stephane-Guedon.asc
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