Gentoo is a free and open source Linux and FreeBSD distribution that uses the Portage package management system.
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Gentoo Upgrading
I have times were my PC catches dust (i.e. for months it sits in the corner, unplugged). Traditionally I have a gentoo installed and I like it very much in general. The only problem is, that once I do ...
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Gentoo based custom Live CD won't boot
I followed this guide for building a Gentoo based custom live CD but I didn't manage to preform a complete boot.
The kernel boots from the initrd and start scanning modules. After that it states ...
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Manage multiple world files in gentoo linux for different machines
If a user selects a package to be installed gentoo adds it to /var/lib/portage/world.
Hence it can be used to install the same software on many systems by copying this file and run
# emerge -uDN world ...
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Geforce GTX 650 and HDMI tearing in Linux
The new Nvidia Kepler GPUs support arbitrary number of concurrent displays on one GPU so I changed GPUs from Fermi to achieve a good multi-display setup.
The Problem
But driving my HDTV out of the ...
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Vmware Player does not start (NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
Since yesterday, I cannot run vmplayer.
The last time I run it, about one week ago, it was working well. I've made several updates since this time, but no update to vmware itself.
I've rebuild the ...
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How can i set the flags with gentoo prefix
I have install the LFS system , after that I tried to install the gentoo prefix on my system. But it comes error:
I'm going to check for some variables in your environment now:
it appears ...
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pkg-config doesn't find package file when folder is listed in PKG_CONFIG_PATH
So here is my PKG_CONFIG_PATH contents:
/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/pkgconfig
and here is the output of locate lv2.pc (lv2 is the library I'm trying to link with)
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GCC running version doesn't match emerged version
Here is the output from my portage search for gcc:
emerge -s gcc
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* sys-devel/gcc
Latest version available: 4.6.3
Latest version installed: 4.6.3
Size of files: 70,353 kB
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“Load average” stuck on 7.0
I'm using gentoo and anytime I do uptime, my "Load average" is stuck at 7.0 across the board. When using top or htop or dstat the CPU usage is always idle. The computer is used to run a Java program ...
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How can I connect to wpa wifi access point from a freashly loaded SystemRescueCd?
There are many wifi access points around me which passwords I know. I try to install gentoo linux from SystemRescueCd. It supports wpa. How I can scan for access points in the console? How I can ...
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Gentoo : cannot modify the hostname file as a sudoer
I am trying to change the hostname of a Gentoo host using a sudoer account. I use the following procedure :
sudo rm -f /etc/conf.d/hostname
sudo touch /etc/conf.d/hostname
sudo echo "hostname=foo" ...
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How do you create a named fork called rsrc on linux?
I have gotten an experimental raspberry pi kernel image with hfsplus support built and gentoo installed on the same filesystem. I read that accessing filename/rsrc can access the resource fork. I ...
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How to change hostname via kernel command line on ubuntu 12
I booted a guest vm on xen, and I want to assign guest-domU's hostname in config file.
like this
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extra='ip=::::myguest-vm-hostname::dhcp'
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It is a kernel command line to setting netboot ...
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Changing a password in Linux
Hi I'm attempting to change a user's password. So I connect as root and just
passwd Joe
Here I've got a little prompt, I enter a new password, twice and I get this :
Password changed
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gentoo sshd not work
I build gentoo 3 days ago, and I installed openssh.
When I run the command /etc/init.d/sshd start,
and the bash varible $? is 0, as it suggestes nothing went wrong.
But I can't find a sshd's pid by ...
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Gentoo in virtualbox, eth0 present but no internet
I've a gentoo installation in Virtualbox which was working perfectly few weeks ago. Then all of a sudden it started complaining.
* Bringing up interface eth0
* ERROR: interface eth0 does not exist ...
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Centrino Wireless-N 2230 on Gentoo
I am currently running a Gentoo on a Thinkpad T430u, embedding a Centrino Wireless-N 2230 card. The thing is I can't use my wireless card, even with the correct driver configs, and firmwares.
I have ...
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How to send out some traffic via my vpn connection
I had a working setup where I could access all my work resources which are accessed via VPN going via my server previously however at some point recently this stopped working for no obvious reason.
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GENTOO: disadvantages to using genkernel all?
I'm wondering, what are the disadvantages to using genkernel when I'm compiling a kernel in gentoo? Is it perfectly ok to use genkernel all in pretty much any situation, and skip this ...
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Installing Gentoo with precompiled kernel from USB disk
I'm new with Gentoo and I got a pretty interesting task to do. Before I start with question, I must tell you that I installed Gentoo once for now, and this installation was successfull - without any ...
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Putty renders backtick as a circumflex
When using Putty to connect to a Gentoo UTF-8 machine, backticks are represented as an "a circumflex": â
Putty makes a quote into an "a circumflex".
How to I prevent this from happening?
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What does this KDE control module error message mean?
My KDE4 give me this error message when I try to configure my WIFI.
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy ...
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kde4 got funny transparent background
My system is Gentoo amd64, updated to the latest. After I updated and restarted my computer, I got this funny transparent background, but only in popup dialogs/menus. I have tried to delete the ...
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How to load a module in gentoo?
I am using gentoo 2.6.30 and I tried to load a module as follows:
modprobe usbcore
with the response
modprobe: module 'usbcore' not found
However, I can find a directory with that name in the ...
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What do files names like 'usbdeva.b_epX' mean on Linux after USB device got plugged in?
On gentoo Linux 2.6.30 I see the creation of the following character devices in /dev/usb, when I plug in a USB device:
usbdev2.8
usbdev2.8_ep00
usbdev2.8_ep02
usbdev2.8_ep81
usbdev2.8_ep82
My ...
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Setting up Gentoo : Entering the new Envriontment step (chrooting)
I'm a Windows person trying to get to know Linux and having a go at installing Gentoo on a VM.
I seem to have got stuck at a simple step, Entering the new Environment :
When I enter the first of the ...
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No internet in Linux after rebooting from Windows
After rebooting from Windows XP to Gentoo Linux, I can't connect to anywhere (internet, others computers, router). Internet is working fine if instead of rebooting I shutdown the PC and then boot ...
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Failure in python installation
I'm trying to install Gentoo Prefix on an iMac (OS-X 10.8.2). During the installation, Python 2.7.3 installation fails. Here is the traceback:
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/usr/bin/ranlib: file: libpython2.7.a(pymath.o) has ...
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Gentoo installation issues
I have decided to take the next step in learning linux and have taken on GENTOO. I am following the tutorial on this site
http://negativesum.net/tech/linux/gentoo/install_guide
I am currently at 11 ...
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Is there Gentoo's “world” set analogue for rpm-based distributions?
I want to maintain my Fedora distribution clean and tidy.
So, I always want to have installed only required packages. The necessity of a top packages is determined by me and some minimal system set. ...
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Get package use flags
How can I get list of specific package's use flags?
So, there are at least 2 ways to do that:
emerge -pv $PACKAGENAME
equery uses $PACKAGENAME
But these commands returns to many noisy ...
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Trying to capture webcam images with Motion on Gentoo Linux
I'm trying to get up and running with the command-line V4L capture program Motion. I am running Gentoo Linux (amd64) on a Lenovo ThinkPad T530. I don't want to stream my images to the Web; I just want ...
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Changing locale language in Gentoo Linux
I am trying to switch from French to English.
I did:
export LANG="en_EN.UTF-8"
env-update
I appears to work, but when I open a new SSH window it remains in French!
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Why my linux startup fine with nothing in the /boot folder
I installed Gentoo Linux, build the kernel with "genkernel", and copy the image file into the /boot folder, also I installed grub. It all works fine.
What confusing me is that now I cannot find the ...
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idmapd not mapping ids in nfs mount?
I have idmapd.conf identical on both server *ubuntu) and client (gentoo), but the user and group for exported files still come up as nobody/nogroup—that's an improvement over 4294967294, but I ...
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xrandr doesn’t detect display ports
I have a ThinkPad T510 laptop with Gentoo Linux installed on it and I can’t manage to get VGA and DisplayPort working. xrandr -q won’t show them, so I’m guessing, that there’s a problem with my kernel ...
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Wine on Gentoo fails with libgcc_s.so.1 must be installed message
Not long ago problems with Wine have began on my Gentoo PC... When I try to launch any application I see this thing:
libgcc_s.so.1 must be installed for pthread_cancel to work
wine client error:25: ...
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What is the correctest way to install Qt5 in Gentoo Linux?
I already do following things:
# layman -a qt
# cat /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords
=x11-libs/qt-core-5.9999 **
=x11-libs/qt-network-5.9999 **
=x11-libs/qt-dbus-5.9999 **
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Cannot run Virtualbox webserver
I'm trying to run the Virtualbox web service but I cannot start it.
When I run vboxwebsrv this is the output:
Oracle VM VirtualBox web service Version 4.2.4_Gentoo_
(C) 2007-2012 Oracle Corporation
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How I can setup dns settings in my Gentoo linux box? nslookup already do it
I can't resolve dns requests for most of programs in my Gentoo machine. I have local network at my work. It contain two dns services for local machine names and one tmg gateway for internet access.
I ...
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Immediate wake after setterm sets the screen blank in Gentoo
After installing Gentoo base system (no GUI or even X.org is installed yet) the screen blanks for about a second once in a while when the system is idle. After I set precise interval via setterm ...
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Prevent udev / uevents looking up DVD at boot time
Problem:
Boot time delay caused by udev. Early after initscripts starts there is message saying waiting for uevents to be processed and causing delay on boot, it seems that udev is looking if there ...
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udev: waiting for uevents to be processed on my Gentoo
During the startup I see machine executing this thing for about 30 seconds:
udev: waiting for uevents to be processed
Then I get a quick message which says something like:
devfs: timeout (50 ...
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no sound with an USB Microphone and pulseaudio
I connected my USB Microphone to my Computer, but i cant get it to work.
Pulseaudio recognizes the device, and i can see and edit it with pavucontrol in the Input Devices section. I also can select ...
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Xorg input devices fail without udev
What I am trying to do:
Launch Xorg server without udev device manager.
What I have tried to do:
Make sure that /dev/ has all required nodes, such as /dev/input/*.
Make sure that all required ...
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Is it possible to have DisplayLink USB display hotplugging with Xorg 1.13 on kernel 3.4?
keithp seems to be the only one on the interwebs to have written anything about the subject and he worked with 3.5_rc. I don't want to go above 3.4 at the moment for various stability reasons and am ...
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Error emerging kdepimlibs-4.9.3
i am on a new Gentoo installation and when trying to emerge kde4.9.3 through kde4 layman overlay i get the following error for kdepimlibs-4.9.3
-- Found Sasl2: /usr/lib64/libsasl2.so
-- Looking ...
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Raid system fails to boot after moving from 2.6 kernel to 3.5
I'm running Gentoo Linux with a custom compiled kernel and I've just migrated from a 2.6 kernel to a 3.5.
As my HD's are on RAID 0 mode I use a custom initrd file in order to be able to boot. While ...
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Best way to backup Gentoo install from Ubuntu?
I am messing around with Gentoo and I have never done so before but installing takes forever. So when I get a stable base establish I want to back up my Gentoo install to Ubuntu so if I mess it up I ...
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Is there a distribution of linux that can be installed via a series of prewritten user configurable shell scripts [closed]
When choosing Linux distributions, it seems like there are two camps. Either choose a prebuilt like Ubuntu or Fedora where you get a complete obfuscation of the experience, or choose a by hand method ...
