On Sunday, 10 March 2019 01:01:47 GMT Walter Dnes wrote: > My apologies for wasting everybody's time.
No problem, posting and thinking it through is part of troubleshooting! ;-) We've all been there. > I think that I > misinterpreted https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Layman and did a mix of the > config method for both version 2.1.0 and later as well as versions prior > to 2.1.0 Needless to say, the system was badly confused. > > I removed all overlays, unmerged layman, removed all directories/files > related to layman, and the entry in make.conf. Then I did a fresh > install... > > emerge layman > layman -S > layman -a palemoon > > It works fine now. Retracing one's steps can help identifying mistakes, but the thing with layman is there were a number of overlapping and confusing changes. Given layman is a means to an end, rather than a destination, absorbing oneself in all the config changes is more of an obstacle than part of an enjoyable experience. :p -- Regards, Mick
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