Re: [gentoo-user] Using portage to install packages in home dir

On 11/03/2015 09:53 AM, Stanislav Nikolov wrote: > Is there a way to make portage work only in $HOME, like setting > root=/home/asd? I can't find any way to force portage NOT to read > /etc/portage/make.conf or NOT to write to it's default log dir. > > Thanks! > That's what Gentoo Prefix does,

Re: [gentoo-user] Using portage to install packages in home dir

On 11/03/2015 05:06 PM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 11/03/2015 09:53 AM, Stanislav Nikolov wrote: >> Is there a way to make portage work only in $HOME, like setting >> root=/home/asd? I can't find any way to force portage NOT to read >> /etc/portage/make.conf or NOT to write to it's default log

Re: [gentoo-user] Using portage to install packages in home dir

On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 11/03/2015 09:53 AM, Stanislav Nikolov wrote: >> Is there a way to make portage work only in $HOME, like setting >> root=/home/asd? I can't find any way to force portage NOT to read >> /etc/portage/make.conf or NOT to

Re: [gentoo-user] printing problems

151102 Daniel Frey wrote: > I had so many problems with hplip I stopped using it. I found another way > to use my hp CP1025nw with foomatic and that works trouble-free. > It's a driver for Laserjet printers, it won't work on deskjets AFAIK. > The driver is foo2zjs: http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/ , wh

Re: [gentoo-user] printing problems

On Tuesday 03 Nov 2015 18:33:58 Philip Webb wrote: > 151102 Daniel Frey wrote: > > I had so many problems with hplip I stopped using it. I found another > > way to use my hp CP1025nw with foomatic and that works trouble-free. > > It's a driver for Laserjet printers, it won't work on deskjets

Re: [gentoo-user] Using portage to install packages in home dir

On 03/11/2015 18:31, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 11/03/2015 10:30 AM, Rich Freeman wrote: >>> >>> That's what Gentoo Prefix does, and it works on other operating systems too. >>> >>> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Prefix >>> >> >> IMO we don't do nearly enough to promote Prefix. Who needs

Re: [gentoo-user] printing problems

On 03/11/2015 18:05, Dale wrote: > Philip Webb wrote: >> I am trying to get printing to work properly in my recently built machine. >> 'hp-probe' identifies my printer as 'HP Deskjet 2510 series'. >> When I print a text file from Gvim or a ps file from LO, >> there are blank bands across the page,

[gentoo-user] old lappy fix

hello, Over the years lots of folks have wondered about how to fix and old laptop to work with gentoo again, cost effectively. There seems to be (2) problems in the majority. 1. Which environment to set up for minimal old hardware:: That discussion can continue, but I like lxqt or lxde. Others

Re: [gentoo-user] printing problems

151103 Philip Webb wrote: > 151103 Mick wrote: >> Is your gentoo user a member of lp & lpadmin group? > 'lpadmin' yes ; 'lp' no, but 'lp' is a member : I've added my userid. > On the face of it, the latter shouldn't make a difference, but I can test. I tested it & it makes no difference. --

Re: [gentoo-user] printing problems

151103 Mick wrote: > On Tuesday 03 Nov 2015 18:33:58 Philip Webb wrote: >> The basic problem is now clear : this printer won't print draft quality, >> but leaves blank bands across the output (no, it's not an old cartridge). >> Therefore, something has to tell it to print 'high-quality' or 'best'.

Re: [gentoo-user] printing problems

Philip Webb wrote: > PS thankyou to Dale, whose general experience is similar to my own. There is a possible solution in my post. My writing style is a bit buckshot at times. Basically, kick cups out of the way and just use the hplip commands to set up the printer. Doing it that way has

Re: [gentoo-user] printing problems

Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 03/11/2015 18:05, Dale wrote: >> >> >> I don't know if this will help or not but since you seem to be grasping >> at straws, grab this one and hold on for dear life. For the longest >> time, every time hplip, cups and friends were updated, I had to delete >> and readd my

Re: [gentoo-user] printing problems

On Tuesday, November 03, 2015 10:38:18 PM Dale wrote: > Alan McKinnon wrote: > > On 03/11/2015 18:05, Dale wrote: > >> I don't know if this will help or not but since you seem to be grasping > >> at straws, grab this one and hold on for dear life. For the longest > >> time, every time hplip, cups

[gentoo-user] Using portage to install packages in home dir

Is there a way to make portage work only in $HOME, like setting root=/home/asd? I can't find any way to force portage NOT to read /etc/portage/make.conf or NOT to write to it's default log dir. Thanks!

Re: [gentoo-user] Using portage to install packages in home dir

On 11/03/2015 10:30 AM, Rich Freeman wrote: >> >> That's what Gentoo Prefix does, and it works on other operating systems too. >> >> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Prefix >> > > IMO we don't do nearly enough to promote Prefix. Who needs MacPorts > and such when you have Prefix? I consider

Re: [gentoo-user] printing problems

Philip Webb wrote: > I am trying to get printing to work properly in my recently built machine. > 'hp-probe' identifies my printer as 'HP Deskjet 2510 series'. > When I print a text file from Gvim or a ps file from LO, > there are blank bands across the page, omitting lines or parts of letters. >