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* Section about garbage collection.

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Eelco Dolstra 2004-11-01 16:03:35 +00:00
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@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ during an upgrade in which part of the old version and part of the new
version are simultaneously visible (which might well cause the
component to fail).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Likewise, it is possible to atomically roll-back after
<listitem><para>Likewise, it is possible to atomically roll back after
an install, upgrade, or uninstall action. That is, in a fast (O(1))
operation the previous configuration of the system will be
restored. This is because upgrade or uninstall actions doesn't
actually remove components from the system.</para></listitem>
operation the previous configuration of the system will be restored.
This is because upgrade or uninstall actions doesn't actually remove
components from the system.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Unused components can be
<emphasis>garbage-collected</emphasis> automatically and safely.
@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ deployment of a complete web server with all its configuration files,
static pages, software dependencies, and so on. Nix's advantages for
software deployment also apply here, for instance, the ability
trivially to have multiple configurations at the same time, or the
ability to do roll-backs.</para></listitem>
ability to do rollbacks.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>