On Wed 17 Mar 2010 16:01 -0400, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook wrote: > So I'm guessing that these "workarounds" happen whenever a "pacman > -Syu" leads to breaking something... (Which means that I probably > should only do an "pacman -Syu" when A) I've got time to test all my > stuff. AND B) I've got time to look for a workaround that I hope > someone else already figured out...) > > My question is how often would you recommend doing a "pacman -Syu" to > avoid having so many "workarounds" that you feel like it might have > been easier to reinstall???? It really depends on what happens during development. I'd say once a month is a good frequency, but always remember to read the announcements on archlinux.org. You can also subscribe to the announcements mailing list: http://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-announce Cheers.
