Gentoo is a Linux distribution designed to be automatically optimized and customized according to the user's need.
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Present USE flags upon emerging a package in gentoo
I was wondering if there are any tools to present the compile time options/ flags of a package in Gentoo when emerging. I am referring to something like this
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No locate.db even after running updatedb
Any clue what's up with this?
djc@miles rebar $ sudo updatedb
djc@miles rebar $ locate .dialyzer_plt
locate: can not stat () `/var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db': No such file or directory
djc@miles rebar $ ...
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Ctrl + left/right arrow keys issue
After the last system update the ctrl + left/right arrow command on zsh terminal doesn't do anything. Also ctrl+ u has something wrong because usually that command erase from the cursor to the ...
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gcc: fail sanity check error, I suppose due to cxx USE flag missed
Recently I've done emerege -e world and then found that gcc was compiled without cxx flag. Now I can't compile any C++ package due to
configure: error: C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
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Gentoo LiveCD from Hard Drive: No Mountable Filesystems on root after modules loaded
I am attempting to install Gentoo on my PowerPC Mac. I have reached the point where I can boot the LiveCD (I have no functional CD Drive, so it is from a spare Hard Drive), but after the kernel is ...
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setxkbmap switches between 2 out of 3 layouts
Issuing that command:
setxkbmap -layout "us,ua,ru" -variant ",winkeys" -option "grp:shift_caps_toggle,grp_led:scroll" -model pc105 -rules xorg
when hitting CAPS+SHIFT I'm switching between English ...
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Keyboard is not responsive on xorg-server-1.13.1
When I've upgraded to xorg-server-1.13.1 keyboard stopped functioning.
I then downgrade to xorg-server-1.12.4 and xorg-drivers-1.12 and it works now.
What's the problem?
UPDATE 1
My USE flags for ...
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Experiencing problems with KDE after an upgrade
After an upgrade of KDE I am experiencing problems. A lot of problems.
"Konsole" doesn't starts at all! (I have to switch to a console with ctrl+alt+Fx login with username, export DISPLAY=:0 and ...
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How does Menumaker select categories?
I am using Gentoo with Openbox and would like to switch which categories the mmaker (Menumaker) program puts programs into for my menu. But I am unsure of how/where Menumaker pulls this data from, and ...
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Grade book program that works on gentoo
I am looking for a program that I can use to keep track of and calculate my grade in all my classes without going threw and making a spreadsheet for each class.
any help would be awesome thanks.
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How do I make the CLI run on dedicated graphics?
I just finished my Gentoo minimal install and the first thing I wonder is why I get no picture. I did have signal on the live CD, so that was pretty odd. I plugged the monitor into the Intel HD ...
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target/build CFLAGS mixup when cross-emerging due to bug or my stupidity?
I'm trying to emerge LLVM using emerge from a crossdev (for ARM) overlay in Gentoo. I've set the CFLAG of the overlay to optimise for arm (-march=armv6j), which seems to make ./configure fail on the ...
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Screen keeps dimming on Power (Dis-)Connect
I would like to disable the automatic screen dimming when I plug in our out my power adapter. Every time my laptop switches between battery/ac, my screen dims even though I have disabled it in every ...
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internal webcam error: libv4l2: error turning on stream: Input/output error
Simple problem, not so simple solution as it seems to me. Whenever I try to start viewing my webcam, I get the following error:
libv4l2: error turning on stream: Input/output error
be it cheese, ...
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Help with understanding the usage of the command “equery has”
equery has portage
!!! Fatal error: Used ENV_VAR without match_expression or --package
There is no description in http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Gentoolkit
On the other hand man page says it is not ...
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How can I configure Wine's default paper settings?
I'm having trouble with the locale settings in my Microsoft Office Wine bottle/prefix. When I created it, I had followed the Gentoo Localization Guide's suggestion to not set LC_ALL. However, when I ...
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Installing Chrome on 64bit Gentoo without Superuser Access
For a bit of background, I am trying to install Chrome (or Chromium) on to a gentoo user account at my university. We are allowed to install software as we like, however we lack superuser access ...
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xfce4 device automount / xfce4-gvfs-mount
I'm not sure how to fix my auto mount problem with xfce4. I have asked on here before but since my system went threw some hell it seems to be a different problem.
This is what would be in the ...
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kio sftp does not work but fish works
If I try to initiate an sftp connection from dolphin (or konquerer),
it tells me the password is wrong and asks me for the correct password.
Incorrect username or password Do you want to retry?
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Program does not terminate when called from udev
I've written a program in C#/Mono that probes a device to determine if it is a modem.
The program works fine from the command line. However, when it is called from PROGRAM= in a udev rule, the ...
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Gentoo Gnome 3.2 Wireless “Connecting…”
I recently updated my Gentoo with GNOME 2.x to GNOME 3.2. My NetworkManager applet refuses to connect to my network; however, it does not give an error as it simply hangs as "Connecting..."
I checked ...
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Gentoo framebuffer dual monitors
I have Gentoo and great frame buffer with smaller fonts and great resolution, also I have two monitors.
On both monitors I have same frame buffer. Is it possible to have multiple different frame ...
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Migrating from archlinux to gentoo
Is there an easy way to migrate from archlinux to gentoo? For example I get a list of manually installed packages in archlinux by pacman -Qeq, save it to file and edit (to delete all unneeded ...
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How to set a ldflag for a library in home folder
I followed the following manual http://photivo.org/photivo/download_and_setup/linux how to compile Photivo on Sabayon:
graphicsmagick 16 bit
wget -c ...
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How to install Conary on stage3 Gentoo
I'm fed up with the outdatedness of the Foresight iso (can't install it on my system because of the kernel), and I want to start my own distro. I want to start from a Gentoo stage3, and install ...
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AutoFS not working
I recently installed gentoo linux, and compiled kernel 3.6.11 (latest stable); my kernel includes autofsv4 (not as module)
I'm using GNOME 2.32
I emerged autofs, created /mnt folders, edited ...
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Automount in Xfce4 just stopped working
A little while ago my usb drives stopped auto mounting. It might have been after an update but not sure where to look.
I have been manually mounting them as root and that is a pain. Is there maybe ...
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qemu-kvm savevm very slow
I have up to date gentoo system with kvm images located on 500 gb partition with 200 gb of free space and defragmented, running machine with Windows XP and 2gb ram, I have problem with making snapshot ...
