[snip] Thank you for your helping hand. Yes, did perform the surgery (removing the packages you suggested) and run: emerge --depclean -p analyzed every package it wants to remove and put it back in world. Here are the results > Comments inline, edit the world file directly: > [snip] > >> dev-libs/check >> dev-libs/libnl >> dev-libs/openssl > > remove everything in dev-libs
gone > >> dev-perl/DBD-Pg >> dev-perl/GStreamer > > Remove. No such package, unless its from an overlay DBD-Pg is needed by SQL-ledger application I run dev-perl/GStreamer is gone > >> dev-php/smarty gone >> dev-python/cython >> dev-python/dbus-python > > Remove. It's a dep of many things above gone >> dev-python/django gone >> dev-python/pycairo >> dev-python/pygobject >> dev-python/pygtk >> dev-python/pyxml > > Remove all this py* stuff. They are deps gone [snip] >> gnome-base/gconf > > Remove, this is a common dep gone [snip] > >> media-libs/gstreamer >> media-libs/libcuefile >> media-libs/libdvbpsi above gone >> media-libs/libid3tag equery d media-libs/libid3tag * These packages depend on media-libs/libid3tag: media-sound/audacity-2.0.2 (id3tag ? media-libs/libid3tag) media-sound/sox-14.4.2 (id3tag ? media-libs/libid3tag) >> media-libs/libmikmod gone >> media-libs/libmodplug equery d media-libs/libmodplug * These packages depend on media-libs/libmodplug: media-libs/sdl-mixer-1.2.12-r4 (modplug ? >=media-libs/libmodplug-0.8.8.4-r1[abi_x86_32(-)?,abi_x86_64(-)?,abi_x86_x32(-)?,abi_mips_n32(-)?,abi_mips_n64(-)?,abi_mips_o32(-)?,abi_ppc_32(-)?,abi_ppc_64(-)?,abi_s390_32(-)?,abi_s390_64(-)?]) media-libs/xine-lib-1.2.6-r1 (modplug ? >=media-libs/libmodplug-0.8.8.1) media-sound/cmus-2.5.0-r1 (modplug ? >=media-libs/libmodplug-0.7) media-video/ffmpeg-2.6.3 (modplug ? >=media-libs/libmodplug-0.8.8.4-r1[abi_x86_32(-)?,abi_x86_64(-)?,abi_x86_x32(-)?,abi_mips_n32(-)?,abi_mips_n64(-)?,abi_mips_o32(-)?,abi_ppc_32(-)?,abi_ppc_64(-)?,abi_s390_32(-)?,abi_s390_64(-)?]) media-video/vlc-2.1.5-r1 (modplug ? >=media-libs/libmodplug-0.8.8.1:0) >> media-libs/libpng >> media-libs/libreplaygain >> media-libs/libsdl >> media-libs/mesa >> media-libs/openjpeg >> media-libs/schroedinger >> media-libs/tiff > > Remove everything from media-libs all media-libs gone >> media-sound/alsa-utils >> media-sound/audacity >> media-sound/cdparanoia >> media-sound/cmus >> media-sound/musepack-tools >> media-sound/sox >> media-video/dirac >> media-video/dvdbackup >> media-video/gtk-recordmydesktop >> media-video/kino >> media-video/motion >> media-video/mplayer >> media-video/vlc >> media-video/xine-ui >> net-analyzer/gnu-netcat >> net-analyzer/httping >> net-analyzer/nagios >> net-analyzer/nagios-core >> net-analyzer/nmap >> net-analyzer/tcpdump >> net-dialup/mgetty >> net-dns/ddclient >> net-fs/nfs-utils >> net-fs/samba >> net-ftp/gftp >> net-libs/adns >> net-libs/libvncserver >> net-libs/openslp >> net-mail/fetchmail >> net-mail/tnef >> net-misc/asterisk > > why are you running asterisk on a machine that is obviously a > workstation?... Yes, I do. It might not be the correct way of doing things but I find it practical to run server and workstation as one machine. Easy to manage and only one computer working (running 7/24). The way I manage it, I have several computers configures similarly (older ones) as backup. I upgrade older one first, if most of the major programs I run are still running without problems I upgrade main server. If something goes wrong, it is easier (less downtime) to just boot older machine point IP to it in firewall and I'm back and running. Sometimes troubleshoot something takes time. The problem could be harder as well (power supply, fan on CPU etc); so running server/workstation combo (as one machine) is easier. If something goes wrong, I just boot older machine point IP address in firewall to older machine and I'm back in business in 10min. [snip] > >> net-print/foomatic-db >> net-print/foomatic-db-engine >> net-print/foomatic-db-ppds > > You can probably remove foomatic, it's a dep on cups-filters above gone [snip] >> sys-kernel/genkernel >> sys-kernel/gentoo-sources >> sys-kernel/gentoo-sources:3.10.17 >> sys-kernel/gentoo-sources:3.5.7 > > Wee bit behind on kernel versions... Yes, I'm a bit behind. Sometimes upgrading to the latest/newest kernel tent to break something. My idea is "if it ain't broke don't fix it" :-/ > >> sys-kernel/module-rebuild > > Remove, no such package. Whatever it was, portage now does it internally gone [snip] > >> virtual/ghostscript gone >> virtual/jdk > > Remove both virtuals, replace with the actual ghostscript and jdk > implementations you actually use emerge -avq jdk put back "virtual/jdk" to world [snip] > >> x11-apps/xdm > > XDM? Really? OK, gone > >> x11-base/xorg-server > > Remove. The server is a dep for just about everything GUI-related gone [snip] > >> x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev >> x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard >> x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse >> x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev >> x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv >> x11-drivers/xf86-video-tdfx >> x11-drivers/xf86-video-vesa > > Remove all xf86 drivers. They are controlled by INPUT_DEVICES and > VIDEO_CARDS in make.conf gone > >> x11-libs/cairo >> x11-libs/fltk >> x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf >> x11-libs/gtk+:2 >> x11-libs/libXvMC >> x11-libs/motif > > All these libs should be deps of something else. Maybe not motif. gone >> x11-misc/gxmessage >> x11-misc/shared-mime-info >> x11-misc/slim >> x11-terms/rxvt-unicode >> x11-terms/xfce4-terminal >> x11-themes/gtk-chtheme >> x11-themes/tango-icon-theme >> x11-themes/xfwm4-themes >> xfce-base/thunar >> xfce-base/xfce4-meta >> xfce-base/xfce4-session >> xfce-extra/thunar-archive-plugin >> xfce-extra/tumbler >> xfce-extra/xfce4-mixer >> xfce-extra/xfce4-mount-plugin >> xfce-extra/xfce4-screenshooter >> xfce-extra/xfce4-sensors-plugin >> xfce-extra/xfce4-taskmanager >> xfce-extra/xfce4-verve-plugin > > > Note every line you removed from world, then do a full world update then > depclean. Carefully note everything that portage wants to unmerge and > find out why, if they are true deps and you need them then portage will > not remove them. If it's something you truly need then add it back to > world (this should be rare, or not happen at all) > > I can see the mistake you are making, you've been doing this over time: > > emerge -av <some_lib> Yes, that could be the case over so many years. > > and then it goes in world and never comes out = clutter. What you should > do is set USE as you want it, then emerge only the actual apps you > interact with. Portage will add and remove libs and other deps as > necessary, preventing conflicts. In my USE I have: USE="gnome -qt4 -hal -arts -berkdb X qtk -qt3 -kde dvd alsa cdr cups apache2 ssl foomaticdb ppds mysql -acl \ java tiff jpeg png usb udev scanner gimp gimpprint cgi fam nptl truetype kpathsea type1 opengl tetex spell consolekit dbus pam policykit -systemd abi_x86_32" Is anything above irrelevant? > The world file is something you need to diligently clean up every few > months or so, it's easy to add stuff you shouldn't. Thank you for recommendation, I've never done some much cleaning as I did today. In addition I didn't know that "world" needs cleaning and what to remove from it. > One thought kept coming back to me - I think you should determine > exactly what the purpose of that host is and rip out ancient junk. Like > asterisk - why is it there together with vlc? Think hard about these things. As I use server/desktop as one machine that is why I have them install it on one machine. > Back to jpeg. One of your first recent posts was about the conflict > between jpeg and jpeg-turbo. You had nxclient requiring jpeg and > something else requiring jpeg-turbo. These conflict and cannot co-exist. > > You are going to have to give up one of those apps, or run them on > separate hosts. No way past this. I removed jpeg-turbo. When I boot the computer I see some complain message about "jpeg" but it scroll too fast, couldn't read it. Is there a way to pause the boot process? Somehow "media-libs/soxr" doesn't want to go away from world, it is needed by: equery d media-libs/soxr * These packages depend on media-libs/soxr: media-video/ffmpeg-2.6.3 Thank you for all your help. I tried to follow up and clean these application from "world" Here is my trimmed "world" file. app-admin/gkrellm app-admin/syslog-ng app-admin/tmpwatch app-admin/webapp-config app-arch/cabextract app-arch/xarchiver app-benchmarks/cpuburn app-cdr/cdrtools app-cdr/dvd+rw-tools app-crypt/gnupg app-crypt/pinentry app-dicts/myspell-en app-editors/leafpad app-editors/nano app-emulation/dosemu app-emulation/virtualbox-bin app-emulation/virtualbox-modules app-eselect/eselect-xvmc app-forensics/chkrootkit app-forensics/rkhunter app-misc/ca-certificates app-office/glabels app-office/gnucash app-office/gnumeric app-office/openoffice-bin app-portage/cfg-update app-portage/eix app-portage/genlop app-portage/gentoolkit app-portage/portage-utils app-text/a2ps app-text/acroread app-text/dos2unix app-text/enscript app-text/evince app-text/flpsed app-text/ghostscript-gpl app-text/gv app-text/lcdf-typetools app-text/mpage app-text/pdfjam app-text/pdfshuffler app-text/pdftk app-text/texi2html app-text/wdiff dev-db/mysql dev-db/phpmyadmin dev-db/postgresql dev-db/postgresql:9.0 dev-db/postgresql:9.1 dev-java/icedtea-bin dev-java/java-config dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin dev-lang/lua dev-lang/php dev-lang/python dev-lang/swig dev-lang/tcl dev-lang/tk dev-perl/DBD-Pg dev-perl/Log-Agent dev-perl/extutils-pkgconfig dev-tcltk/expect dev-tex/feynmf dev-util/byacc dev-util/ccache dev-util/meld dev-util/unifdef dev-vcs/git dev-vcs/subversion games-action/supertuxkart games-arcade/supertux games-arcade/xscavenger games-kids/tuxmathscrabble mail-client/mutt mail-client/thunderbird mail-filter/procmail mail-filter/spamassassin mail-mta/postfix media-fonts/arphicfonts media-fonts/baekmuk-fonts media-fonts/corefonts media-fonts/kochi-substitute media-fonts/ttf-bitstream-vera media-gfx/gimp media-gfx/ristretto media-gfx/sane-backends media-gfx/xsane media-gfx/xv media-libs/soxr media-sound/alsa-utils media-sound/audacity media-sound/cdparanoia media-sound/cmus media-sound/musepack-tools media-sound/sox media-video/dirac media-video/dvdbackup media-video/gtk-recordmydesktop media-video/kino media-video/motion media-video/mplayer media-video/vlc media-video/xine-ui net-analyzer/gnu-netcat net-analyzer/httping net-analyzer/nagios net-analyzer/nagios-core net-analyzer/nmap net-analyzer/tcpdump net-dialup/mgetty net-dns/ddclient net-fs/nfs-utils net-fs/samba net-ftp/gftp net-libs/libvncserver net-libs/openslp net-mail/fetchmail net-mail/tnef net-misc/asterisk net-misc/dhcpcd net-misc/hylafaxplus net-misc/iperf net-misc/nx net-misc/nxclient net-misc/nxserver-freenx net-misc/openvpn net-misc/rdate net-misc/socat net-misc/telnet-bsd net-misc/urlview net-misc/whois net-print/cups net-print/cups-pdf net-print/fax4cups net-wireless/bluez sci-calculators/qalculate-gtk sys-apps/ack sys-apps/acl sys-apps/dmidecode sys-apps/ethtool sys-apps/hdparm sys-apps/hwinfo sys-apps/lshw sys-apps/mlocate sys-apps/pciutils sys-apps/portage sys-apps/setserial sys-apps/xinetd sys-boot/grub sys-boot/grub:0 sys-devel/crossdev sys-devel/gcc sys-devel/gcc:4.5 sys-devel/icecream sys-fs/eudev sys-fs/fuse sys-fs/lvm2 sys-fs/sshfs-fuse sys-kernel/genkernel sys-kernel/gentoo-sources sys-kernel/gentoo-sources:3.10.17 sys-kernel/gentoo-sources:3.5.7 sys-power/apcupsd sys-process/at sys-process/htop sys-process/vixie-cron virtual/jdk www-client/firefox-bin www-client/links www-client/seamonkey-bin www-servers/apache x11-base/xorg-x11 x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers x11-misc/gxmessage x11-misc/shared-mime-info x11-misc/slim x11-terms/rxvt-unicode x11-terms/xfce4-terminal x11-themes/gtk-chtheme x11-themes/tango-icon-theme x11-themes/xfwm4-themes xfce-base/thunar xfce-base/xfce4-meta xfce-base/xfce4-session xfce-extra/thunar-archive-plugin xfce-extra/tumbler xfce-extra/xfce4-mixer xfce-extra/xfce4-mount-plugin xfce-extra/xfce4-screenshooter xfce-extra/xfce4-sensors-plugin xfce-extra/xfce4-taskmanager xfce-extra/xfce4-verve-plugin Thelma
