• Mwa@lemm.ee
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      19 days ago

      Because you get a update once a update for a package comes out, If you dont update for a very long time you need to download a very large update.

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        19 days ago

        Sure, and that’s exactly what you want if you are on a rolling release, isn’t it? If you neglect the rolling release for a month, what did you expect would happen? Also if you have more apps and packages, the more updates will come out. Rolling releases are for people who maintain the system and care about the updates.

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          19 days ago

          What if my pc breaks down or I cannot use it for a month or smth.
          On servers and pcs I don’t use often yeah its fair

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            19 days ago

            Read the manual intervention notes from Arch that could be important. And do the update. That’s normal and nothing to worrry about, if you know what you are doing.