Hello Grant, > > > Another > > > system wants to unmerge a bunch of crucial stuff with --depclean, > > > including: > > > > > > x11-base/xorg-x11 > > > selected: 7.1 > > > protected: none > > > omitted: none > > > > > > x11-apps/xdm > > > selected: 1.0.5 > > > protected: none > > > omitted: none > > > > > Manually put both in: /var/lib/portage/world file (backup it, just in > > case). > > Seems you had "virtual/x11" which pulled all dependencies, but not > > anymore. > > I don't understand why they weren't depended on by gdm and (for > example) firefox which are in my world file.
Because they are not required by those programs. xorg-x11 has been split, so you probably have xorg-server and various library and utility packages installed. Firefox doesn't require an X server at all because it can be run remotely. The simplest option it to quickpkg the affected packages before allowing --depclean to remove them. If anything breaks, you can reinstall them in seconds. -- Neil Bothwick You have a tendency to feel you are superior to most computers.
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