On Jun 8, 2012 12:59 PM, "Grant" <emailgr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> One of my desktops runs a hardened profile: > >> > >> # eselect profile list > >> Available profile symlink targets: > >> [1] default/linux/x86/10.0 > >> [2] default/linux/x86/10.0/selinux > >> [3] default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop > >> [4] default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop/gnome > >> [5] default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop/kde > >> [6] default/linux/x86/10.0/developer > >> [7] default/linux/x86/10.0/server > >> [8] hardened/linux/x86 * > >> [9] hardened/linux/x86/selinux > >> > >> I noticed USE="jpeg" is not enabled by default so I took a look around > >> and noticed these: > >> > >> # locate hardened/linux/x86 > >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/10.0 > >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/desktop > >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/developer > >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/minimal > >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/server > >> > >> Why can't I eselect a profile like hardened/linux/x86/desktop which > >> would hopefully have more desktop-oriented USE defaults than > >> hardened/linux/x86? > > > > I have never used hardened and am not in any way informed about it, > > but I seem to recall reading that hardened on desktop was not > > supported and that it is primarily intended for use on servers. > > Can anyone confirm that a hardened profile is only supported for > servers? I'm seeking a more desktop-friendly hardened profile but I > don't want to use an unsupported one. > > - Grant >
IIRC, once upon a time I selected the "default...server" profile, and got informed by eselect that "I better be using the hardened profile for a server" (or something to that effect). So, yes I think 'hardened' is more aimed toward servers than desktops. Rgds,
