nightmorph 11/07/03 04:07:04 Modified: gnome-config.xml Log: quick'n'dirty de-HALification for the gnome guide, bug 373805
Revision Changes Path 1.33 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gnome-config.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gnome-config.xml?rev=1.33&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gnome-config.xml?rev=1.33&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gnome-config.xml?r1=1.32&r2=1.33 Index: gnome-config.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gnome-config.xml,v retrieving revision 1.32 retrieving revision 1.33 diff -u -r1.32 -r1.33 --- gnome-config.xml 7 Jun 2010 09:02:51 -0000 1.32 +++ gnome-config.xml 3 Jul 2011 04:07:04 -0000 1.33 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gnome-config.xml,v 1.32 2010/06/07 09:02:51 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gnome-config.xml,v 1.33 2011/07/03 04:07:04 nightmorph Exp $ --> <guide> <title>The GNOME Configuration HOWTO</title> @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>1.24</version> -<date>2010-06-07</date> +<version>2</version> +<date>2011-07-02</date> <chapter> <title>What is GNOME?</title> @@ -86,15 +86,14 @@ <p> Before you start installing GNOME, you might want to edit your USE variables. Make sure that <c>X</c>, <c>gtk</c>, and <c>gnome</c> are in your USE variable -listed in <path>/etc/make.conf</path>. If you want support for <c>hald</c>, the -hardware abstraction layer daemon add <c>hal</c> to your USE flags. The same -goes for <c>dbus</c>, a system message bus Gnome uses extensively. If you don't -want KDE support (the other big desktop environment), remove <c>qt4</c> and -<c>kde</c>. +listed in <path>/etc/make.conf</path>. If you want support for <c>dbus</c>, a +system message bus Gnome uses extensively, add it to your USE flags. If you +don't want KDE support (the other big desktop environment), remove <c>qt4</c> +and <c>kde</c>. </p> <pre caption="Example USE in /etc/make.conf"> -USE="-qt4 -kde X dbus gtk gnome hal" +USE="-qt4 -kde X dbus gtk gnome" </pre> <p> @@ -106,6 +105,12 @@ # <i>echo "gnome-base/gnome-session branding" >> /etc/portage/package.use</i> </pre> +<note> +If you use the <c>desktop</c> profile, these USE flags will be set for you. You +can check your profile by running <c>eselect profile list</c> and <c>eselect +profile set <profile-name></c> as root. +</note> + <p> Once done, start installing GNOME by emerging <c>gnome</c>: </p> @@ -133,13 +138,11 @@ </pre> <p> -Next we'll clean up the remaining services. +Next we'll clean up the remaining services and user groups. </p> -<pre caption="Adding hald and dbus to the default runlevel"> -# <i>/etc/init.d/hald start</i> -# <i>rc-update add hald default</i> - +<pre caption="Services and groups"> +# <i>gpasswd -a yourregularuser plugdev</i> # <i>/etc/init.d/dbus start</i> # <i>rc-update add dbus default</i> </pre> @@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ <uri link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">X Server Configuration Howto</uri>): </p> -<pre caption="Having GNOME as default desktop environment"> +<pre caption="Setting GNOME as the default desktop environment"> $ <i>echo "exec gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc</i> </pre> @@ -222,14 +225,6 @@ you don't need to edit <path>~/.xinitrc</path>. </p> -<p> -To use the functionality of <c>hald</c> you need to add your user to the -<c>plugdev</c> group. If you want support for devices not handled by the -<c>nautilus</c> file manager, or if you're not using <c>nautilus</c> at all, you -might want to make sure that <c>gnome-volume-manager</c> is built with the -<c>automount</c> USE flag, and that it's started every time you login. -</p> - </body> </section> </chapter>
