I Think I opened a can of worms here.. :)
If you have mysql, you can add portagesql.. I wouldn't
advise using it for everyday use, however, I searching is awesome..
emergesql -s kde - takes about 2 seconds to come back.. :)
Just to bad the portage guys don't see the value in a sql
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 00:54:18 +0800
Stephen Liu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Broadband connected
# emerge search kde /tmp/kde-search
You don't need to be connected to internet when doing emerge search. It
searches your local copy of the portage tree. You should update the tree by
issuing 'emerge
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:51:47 -0400
Ernie Schroder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Openoffice-bin will definately install faster (26 minutes on my box)
but at the expense of some speed running the app later. Openoffice
will take a long time to compile. (according to my logs
37 hrs
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 17:54:31 +0100
A. S. Budden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unfortunately, there isn't a web based search.
There IS one, atleast I have overheard a conversation on #gentoo at either
ircnet or efnet about someone making such project. I think it was even in
Gentoo weekly newsletter.
Search portage on the web:
http://gentoo-portage.com/
Max.
On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 06:01, Andrej Kacian wrote:
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 17:54:31 +0100
A. S. Budden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unfortunately, there isn't a web based search.
There IS one, atleast I have overheard a conversation on
Hi Roger,
Thanks for your detail advice.
In my wrong imagination update can be done as in RH.
B.R.
Stephen
Roger Miliker wrote:
On Thursday 16 October 2003 04:59, Stephen Liu wrote:
Hi Jeffrey
If you have mysql, you can add portagesql.. I wouldn't advise using it for
everyday use,
Hi Jon,
If you know the name of the package, have a look in /usr/portage with
find, e.g.
cd /usr/portage
find . -name 'rolo' -maxdepth 2
find . -name 'openoffice*' -maxdepth 2
Alternatively, have a trawl through the online package listing on the
gentoo website.
Or try
emerge search name
e.g.
Liu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 11:54 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Package installation question
Hi Jon,
If you know the name of the package, have a look in
/usr/portage with
find, e.g.
cd /usr/portage
find . -name 'rolo
At 12:54 PM 10/15/2003, you wrote:
Just installed gentoo and from the base install it took about a day to
compile and install kde (including all it's dependencies like
XFree86). This is on an Athlon 1.3
Noted with thanks
I did my first emerge world -uv (this updates *all* installed packages,
Hi Al,
Thanks for your advice
# find . -name 'openoffice*' -maxdepth 2
./app-office/openoffice-bin
./app-office/openoffice
Then what command shall I issue to install them
1) emerge -k openoffice
or
2) ./openoffice-bin
I'd imagine it would be emerge -k openoffice... have a look on the
' But I
am not quite sure how to proceed as instructed. Most postings suggest
me do installation from website
Thanks
B.R.
Stephen
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From: Stephen Liu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 11:54 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user
Thus spake Ernie Schroder:
On Monday 13 October 2003 01:11 pm, A. S. Budden wrote:
Even better! (I will RTFM at some point... maybe when I've finally
got kde, qt, mozillafirebird etc compiled... give me a week or so!)
So you would advocate that a surgeon attend medical school AFTER his
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On Monday 13 October 2003 15:23, Stephen Liu wrote:
Hi all folks,
I just completed installing Gentoo 1.4 Now its is running. My next
step will be installing packages such as browser, email software,
OpenOffice, etc.
Where will be the
Hi Mike,
Thanks for your response.
I just completed installing Gentoo 1.4 Now its is running. My next
step will be installing packages such as browser, email software,
OpenOffice, etc.
Where will be the preferrable folder/directory to untar the tarballs. Is
it
# tar -jxvf
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On Monday 13 October 2003 16:14, Stephen Liu wrote:
emerge package # download and compile
How can I know they are available on net/website
They are.
Not possible to add ebuilds to portage for things that aren't available. How
could the developer
Thus spake Stephen Liu:
Kindly advise. Thanks in advance.
emerge package # download and compile
How can I know they are available on net/website
If you know the name of the package, have a look in /usr/portage with
find, e.g.
cd /usr/portage
find . -name 'rolo' -maxdepth 2
find
A. S. Budden wrote:
Thus spake Stephen Liu:
Kindly advise. Thanks in advance.
emerge package # download and compile
How can I know they are available on net/website
If you know the name of the package, have a look in /usr/portage with
find, e.g.
cd /usr/portage
find . -name 'rolo' -maxdepth 2
Let emerge take care of that. For example emerge
MozillaFirebird downloads and installs the app and takse
care of file handling and install the apps so anyone can
use them. I'm not sure why you want user to install them
- once they are installed anyone can use them - however,
portage has
Hi Al,
Thanks for your advice.
- snip -
How can I know they are available on net/website
If you know the name of the package, have a look in /usr/portage with
find, e.g.
cd /usr/portage
find . -name 'rolo' -maxdepth 2
find . -name 'openoffice*' -maxdepth 2
# find . -name
On Monday 13 October 2003 12:07 pm, Stephen Liu wrote:
Hi Al,
Thanks for your advice.
- snip -
How can I know they are available on net/website
If you know the name of the package, have a look in /usr/portage
with find, e.g.
cd /usr/portage
find . -name 'rolo' -maxdepth 2
find .
Thus spake Stephen Liu:
Hi Al,
Thanks for your advice.
- snip -
How can I know they are available on net/website
If you know the name of the package, have a look in /usr/portage with
find, e.g.
cd /usr/portage
find . -name 'rolo' -maxdepth 2
find . -name
A. S. Budden wrote:
emerge search sc
will give you a whole list of things with 'sc' in. In amongst these is
app-office/sc, so go to http://www.gentoo.org/dyn/pkgs/index.xml and
click on app-office, then sc. This will give you a few details,
including the developer homepage etc. In most cases,
Thus spake Andrew Gaffney:
A. S. Budden wrote:
emerge search sc
will give you a whole list of things with 'sc' in. In amongst these is
app-office/sc, so go to http://www.gentoo.org/dyn/pkgs/index.xml and
click on app-office, then sc. This will give you a few details,
including the
A. S. Budden wrote:
Thus spake Andrew Gaffney:
A. S. Budden wrote:
emerge search sc
will give you a whole list of things with 'sc' in. In amongst these is
app-office/sc, so go to http://www.gentoo.org/dyn/pkgs/index.xml and
click on app-office, then sc. This will give you a few details,
On Monday 13 October 2003 01:11 pm, A. S. Budden wrote:
Thus spake Andrew Gaffney:
A. S. Budden wrote:
emerge search sc
will give you a whole list of things with 'sc' in. In amongst
these is app-office/sc, so go to
http://www.gentoo.org/dyn/pkgs/index.xml and click on
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