How do I keep a customized system up to date?
I'm not a Linux noob but now I'm ready to build my own system from ground up and have some theoretical/operational questions. Up 'till now, I've kept it up to date by keeping everything stock and just doing 'apt-get upgrade'. But now...
Programs - How (Best way) do I keep up to date programs to which I've applied patches? Example: installed xfce-panel and applied cairo patch. So, when there is an upgrade to program xfce-panel, do I let it upgrade to new version and apply the patch manually? Or will it upgrade the program and apply the patch to new version? I have several programs with this scenario.
Kernel - How (Best way) to keep custom kernel updated? I compiled a custom kernel with no trouble, including patches. But when I did 'apt-get upgrade' recently, I got the repo kernel with it, which I don't need. How do I keep my custom kernel up-to-date when updates/fixes are introduced to the kernel version I originally used to build mine from? And how do I prevent install of a stock kernel?
Thank you for the info/help.
Last edited by gopips39; 08-22-2011 at 10:01 PM.
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