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Originally Posted by IronForge
So, "Upgrading to Snapshot" involves either 1)Using Install files from the snapshots directory (obvious) or 2) Choosing the "Upgrade Option" from the install media (mine's 4.6) - I'm presuming that choosing the "Upgrade" option (unlike the Install option) will allow me to ftp the core files from the ~/snapshots directory instead of the ~/4.6 directory.
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Given that you are dealing with an initially questionable installation
(what misc@ would label a "Frankensystem"...), you need to
reinstall (rather than upgrade...) in order to start from a known state. If you study the table in
Section 5.3.2 long enough, you should recognize that your current state does not match any left-hand column value. Now is not the time to assume that shortcuts are possible, recommended, or secretly alright between friends.
As I have stated twice before, it is questionable why you feel you must run
-current. I have the suspicion that you think it is more
"secure" (& defining "security" is a topic unto itself...). Yes, there have been small improvements which are available now, but within six months, these will be found in
-release &
-stable too. What you should be recognizing now is that users of
-current are expected to have the experience & skill set needed to build the system from the information found on the project's Website &
release(8). Users of
-current should also be reading the project's
misc@ mailing list regularly to stay abreast of issues & act as needed.
Again, from
Section 5.1:
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Most users should be running either -stable or -release.
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You really need to take the time & answer to yourself honestly whether you currently have the skills required to deal with freshly minted code.
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What I don't get is that several app_pkgs (gui browser types) were looking for "etc/dbus-1/machine-id" and giving me error messages for it when the "machine-id" file, according to Openports.se, had been "uninstalled" months(6+, IIRC? ago.
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If my assessment is correct
(& all anyone has to go from is what we can piece together from your various posts...), you are dealing with a system of unknown state. Any wackiness you are experiencing can easily be written off as manifestations of a flawed base configuration.