Re: [gentoo-user] using package.provided

Dale wrote: > Dale wrote: >> Harry Putnam wrote: >>> I'd like to stay on kernel-4.1.6, rather than keep installing the >>> newest version at each upgrade. >>> >>> As I recall, and a quick look at `man portage', a file named >>> `package.provided' is meant for such things. >>> >>> The syntax is not

Re: [gentoo-user] using package.provided

Dale wrote: > Harry Putnam wrote: >> I'd like to stay on kernel-4.1.6, rather than keep installing the >> newest version at each upgrade. >> >> As I recall, and a quick look at `man portage', a file named >> `package.provided' is meant for such things. >> >> The syntax is not described in

Re: [gentoo-user] using package.provided

Harry Putnam wrote: > I'd like to stay on kernel-4.1.6, rather than keep installing the > newest version at each upgrade. > > As I recall, and a quick look at `man portage', a file named > `package.provided' is meant for such things. > > The syntax is not described in detail... I tried these: > >

[gentoo-user] using package.provided

I'd like to stay on kernel-4.1.6, rather than keep installing the newest version at each upgrade. As I recall, and a quick look at `man portage', a file named `package.provided' is meant for such things. The syntax is not described in detail... I tried these: /etc/portage/package.provided

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Attic (cvs) -> ???(git)

On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 9:21 PM, walt wrote: > On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 19:49:22 + (UTC) > James wrote: > >> So using wget to fetch {package/files} from the gentoo attic was/is a >> reliable exercise to build things removed from the tree, into one's >>

[gentoo-user] Re: Attic (cvs) -> ???(git)

On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 19:49:22 + (UTC) James wrote: > So using wget to fetch {package/files} from the gentoo attic was/is a > reliable exercise to build things removed from the tree, into one's > /usr/local/portage tree. It still works Hi James. I need a version of

Re: [gentoo-user] Help installing skype

On Wed, Feb 24 2016, Alan McKinnon wrote: > A finite subset of this package.use file will let skype install, > followed of course by > emerge skype. > > I arrived at this list the long hard way, repeatedly running emerge and > adding stuffs still portage stopped it's whinging. The worst part is

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Any thoughts on Intel Skylake SGX?

On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 4:05 AM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > > Well my concern was more that SGX would provide leverage for even more > eavesdropping, rather than prohibit it. > Yeah, I'm one of those persons who tends to consider most fears of TPMs and UEFI overblown, but these

Re: [gentoo-user] Help installing skype

On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > I agree with Ralf, a small VM with Windows or an Ubuntu/Mint/whatever > appliance solely for use with skype is probably a better use of your > time. It's a huge PITA to keep abi_x86_32 under control and not bloat,

Re: [gentoo-user] Print quality unreadable in Firefox

On 02/23/2016 07:40 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 02/23/2016 09:43 PM, Daniel Frey wrote: >> >> Lo and behold, it's not showing a bitmap font now: >> >> - >> # fc-match helvetica >> n019003l.pfb: "Nimbus Sans L" "Regular" >> - >> >> I don't know if the font mapping is correct, but I

Re: [gentoo-user] Help installing skype

A finite subset of this package.use file will let skype install, followed of course by emerge skype. I arrived at this list the long hard way, repeatedly running emerge and adding stuffs still portage stopped it's whinging. The worst part is Qt and X11 as skype is a Qt app and no longer bundles a

Re: [gentoo-user] Help installing skype

On Wed, Feb 24 2016, Ralf wrote: > Hi, > > I hate those tons of abi_x86_32 packages as well. > > This is also not solving your slot conflict, but why not: > - Use a Windows VM for Skype > - Use a small Linux VM for Skype (e.g. Debian) > and just redirect your webcam. > > In this way, you

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Any thoughts on Intel Skylake SGX?

Frank Steinmetzger gmx.de> writes: > > Hello list > > so I was about to treat myself to a new Thinkpad. After malware, backdoor > and BIOS rootkit stories at Lenovo’s (which to my knowledge were all > Windows-only problems) I already started looking elsewhere and even > considered bying a used

Re: [gentoo-user] Help installing skype

Hi, I hate those tons of abi_x86_32 packages as well. This is also not solving your slot conflict, but why not: - Use a Windows VM for Skype - Use a small Linux VM for Skype (e.g. Debian) and just redirect your webcam. In this way, you don't mess up your system with 32 bit libraries. And,

Re: [gentoo-user] Help installing skype

Hi=) Can't really help with 32bit conflicts, I gave up on it since other unofficial packages got broken. But you can try workaround with disabled abi_x86_32, put skype ebuild to your local overlay and remove all abi_x86_32 related in it. And it still can fail=) Or you can give a try to

[gentoo-user] Help installing skype

Unfortunately (see the end for the reason) I need to run skype. This seems to be a mess to build. I already added it to package.accept_keywords added about 100 entries to package.use (for abi_x86_32) accepted the license Now I have a slot conflict. Below the abbreviated output is the

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Any thoughts on Intel Skylake SGX?

On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 04:28:03PM -0800, Max R.D. Parmer wrote: > It seems like SGX is intertwined with the Intel Management Engine, > Chapter 4 in Joanna Rutkowska's "Intel x86 considered harmful"[1] (pp. > 35) goes in-depth on the potential issues with Intel ME. > > That same book has some