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When you have to update the server (pawb.social)

submitted 1 year ago by tibor@pawb.social to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] Swiggles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

pacman -Syu

Using -Syyu can cause a partial system upgrade if mirrors are out of sync. It leads to higher traffic for mirror owners and it is considered bad practice overall. There are just a few rare cases where it is useful at all.

Forcing anything should always be a conscious decision and never the default.