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I've finally gotten around to some long overdue server maintenance on Kvasir (mindstab.net et all). This is where running a Gentoo server can kind of be fun. I can mostly ignore it for ages, just poking at it when a GLSA (Gentoo security advisement) comes out for software it's running, and then when I feel like sitting down to it, I can upgrade all the software it's running to the latest stable versions.
The difference in comparison to other distros is of course that you are always current with their stable, but their stable can only stay current so long before they have to release a new version or else everything will break on some upgrades. In Gentoo they give you the tools to deal with it and pass the breakage onto you. So I upgrade slowly and cautiously and then fix a few things when config files change or libraries change and more things need to be recompiled, but it works. I installed Gentoo on this server 4 or 5 years ago and look, it's still going and running all new software. I think that's pretty cool.
And to top off the changes, I finally got around to installing a "new" 512MB ram stick in the server as well, now doubling its ram to 1GB. Which is cool, and just in time because the new clamav is eating RAM like candy. I'm actually wondering if something is wrong with it because it's really eating ram...
Ah well, anyways, the server got some well needed love and attention and is feeling much better.
