[gentoo-user] nx / nxclient - replacement

Are there any good replacement for "nx / nxclient" in Linux? NX is long time gone from portage. I hope, I can still install them from atic. This was another reason I wasn't upgrading for a long time as I need them to access remote boxes in GUI. -- Thelma

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying USB->USB: sync after every file

Ha! I just upgraded to 4.9.6-r1 gentoo kernel sources and I can no longer mount USB sticks! I can still mount them using pmount on the CLI, but the desktop click-to-mount function does not work in Plasma, KDE applications or enlightenment. On 5 February 2017 at 17:04, Frank Steinmetzger

Re: [gentoo-user] rdate -s timeout for 129.6.15.28

On 02/05/2017 11:37 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I installed "rdate" and trying to sync time on my new box but I'm getting: > > /usr/bin/rdate -s 129.6.15.28 > rdate: timeout for 129.6.15.28 > > Time setting works on my other boxes but new the new one :-/ It worked with "-u" switch and

[gentoo-user] rdate -s timeout for 129.6.15.28

I installed "rdate" and trying to sync time on my new box but I'm getting: /usr/bin/rdate -s 129.6.15.28 rdate: timeout for 129.6.15.28 Time setting works on my other boxes but new the new one :-/ -- Thelma

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on a Surface Pro 3?

A wiki article would be great. I'd be happy to contribute my experiences with my Surface Pro 4 if I eventually get round to installing Gentoo on it. On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 at 22:30 Daniel Frey wrote: > On 02/01/2017 01:34 PM, Alex Thorne wrote: > > While I haven't tried this I

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

On Sun, 5 Feb 2017 13:02:01 -0700, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > >=sys-fs/eudev-1.3 required by (virtual/udev-215:0/0::gentoo, > > >installed) > > > > (sys-fs/udev-225-r1:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled > > in by > >>

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

Hi Dale, lets have a break. I lose the thread and driving nearer the ditch than the track. I think the main things were said. All following would only drift away. Sorry for the noise. -- floyd

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

Rich Freeman wrote: > On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Floyd Anderson wrote: >> That’s why Gentoo is often regarded as the freedom of choice. > This includes the freedom to shoot yourself in the foot. > > I suggest that new users consider going with the defaults except when > they

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

Floyd Anderson wrote: > On Sun, 05 Feb 05:05:56 -0600 > Dale wrote: >> The point of my post was not for a specific flag. I just picked a >> flag that has been around for a long time and pretty much everyone >> recognizes what it is for. >> >> […] >> >> I might add, there

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

On 02/05/2017 12:52 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > On 02/04/2017 03:20 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 00:47:24 -0700, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >> >>> !!! existing preserved libs: >> package: sys-libs/ncurses-5.9-r5 >>> * - /usr/lib64/libpanelw.so.5 >>> * -

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On Sun, 05 Feb 12:00:15 -0500 Rich Freeman wrote: On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Floyd Anderson wrote: That’s why Gentoo is often regarded as the freedom of choice. This includes the freedom to shoot yourself in the foot. He, nice allegory. Oh, and yes

Re: [gentoo-user] upgrading 1-year old system

On 02/04/2017 03:20 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 00:47:24 -0700, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > >> !!! existing preserved libs: > package: sys-libs/ncurses-5.9-r5 >> * - /usr/lib64/libpanelw.so.5 >> * - /usr/lib64/libpanelw.so.5.9 >> * used >> by >>

[gentoo-user] Missing python binding?

I am trying magick-rotation to see if it will work on my Surface Pro 3 (they tested in on a Surface Pro 2 and it was working, unsure if the hardware is different.) However: I get this: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python-exec/python2.7/magick-rotation", line 20, in

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On Sun, 5 Feb 2017 12:07:10 -0500, Rich Freeman wrote: > I'll be honest and admit that I probably should give my own USE flags > another look. Most of them probably pre-date the existance of USE > defaults when a lot more tweaking tended to be needed to get things > working right. I recently

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On Sun, 5 Feb 2017 09:53:42 -0700, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > Thank you all, yes good advice. I have removed most of the entries from > the "USE=" what is left (and I'm not even sure I need them). > > USE="-qt4 -kde -gnome -arts -berkdb -acl X gtk alsa cups apache2 ssl > udev tiff png usb

Re: [gentoo-user] Bad luck with new installation: Compilation issues (eudev)

Hi Alexander, thanks for the link! Had found the culprit myself and fixed it with a user patch... Cheers Meino Alexander Openkowski [17-02-05 18:28]: > Have you seen this thread in the forums? It looks like your problem: > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Bad luck with new installation: Compilation issues (eudev)

Have you seen this thread in the forums? It looks like your problem: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1057500-view-previous.html?sid=9c8b57325eef824a0748ec4ca94ac8b1 Found via a quick google search. Keywords: "eudev 3.2.1 error gentoo". No offense, really. But you do not need to wait for an

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 11:53 AM, wrote: > > Thank you all, yes good advice. I have removed most of the entries from > the "USE=" what is left (and I'm not even sure I need them). This is a good way to get started. Get your system working, then start playing with it. At

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying USB->USB: sync after every file

On Sun, Feb 05, 2017 at 12:20:25PM +0100, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > Having no time over the week, I finally got the new install running. But > before I was set back by not being able to log in to Plasma with lightdm. > Only sddm works. I really need to lower my sentences’ complexity. That

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Floyd Anderson wrote: > > That’s why Gentoo is often regarded as the freedom of choice. This includes the freedom to shoot yourself in the foot. I suggest that new users consider going with the defaults except when they have a reason not to.

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On 02/05/2017 02:23 AM, J. Roeleveld wrote: > On Saturday, February 4, 2017 11:36:56 PM CET the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > (longer reply) > >> >> I change in make.conf to: >> USE="bindist" >> >> and I was able to install basic system correctly, network is working and I >> can proceed with

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On Sun, 05 Feb 05:05:56 -0600 Dale wrote: The point of my post was not for a specific flag. I just picked a flag that has been around for a long time and pretty much everyone recognizes what it is for. […] I might add, there are flags that we can't change. Those are

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't get X running in Kernel 4.4.26. [Solved]

On Sunday 05 Feb 2017 13:08:18 Alan Mackenzie wrote: > On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 14:52:08 +, J. Roeleveld wrote: > > On December 29, 2016 3:24:27 PM GMT+01:00, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > > >Hi, Gentoo. > > > > > >I'm having trouble with my kernel 4.4.26. It will do everything > >

[gentoo-user] Bad luck with new installation: Compilation issues (eudev)

Hi, I am still compiling my new root... After some of the rebuild/sinc/revdep/ cycles I got this while trying to update sys-fs/eudev (ACCEPT_KEYWORDS is set to ~amd64 globally right before any compilations)

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't get X running in Kernel 4.4.26. [Solved]

On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 14:52:08 +, J. Roeleveld wrote: > On December 29, 2016 3:24:27 PM GMT+01:00, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > >Hi, Gentoo. > >I'm having trouble with my kernel 4.4.26. It will do everything > >expected of it except for running X Windows. > >I've checked I've got

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Copying USB->USB: sync after every file

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 12:54:44AM +0100, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 11:12:43PM +, Mick wrote: > > On Sunday 29 Jan 2017 02:14:27 Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > > > On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 11:56:03PM +, Mick wrote: > > > > On Saturday 28 Jan 2017 23:55:05 Frank

Re: [gentoo-user] nm-applet shows "?" in Gnome tool tray

On Sun, Feb 05, 2017 at 10:42:12AM +, Mick wrote: > Hi All, > […] > In addition, there is a question mark "?" displayed by the nm-applet in the > tool tray when I have a wireless connection. On wired connections I get the > question mark superimposed on the wired network tool tray symbol. I

Re: [gentoo-user] A new gentoo ... how to check before delete the old one?

On Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:26:27 +, Mick wrote: > Regarding booting off a directory, have a look at booting ISO images > with GRUB. I would think a similar approach should allow you to boot > from a directory instead of an ISO image. That's only possible because the ISO images have support for

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

Floyd Anderson wrote: > On Sun, 05 Feb 01:44:30 -0600 > Dale wrote: >> the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >>> >>> I change in make.conf to: >>> USE="bindist" >>> >>> and I was able to install basic system correctly, network is working >>> and I can proceed with castomazation but

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 23:36:56 -0700, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > my next question: What is the correct way to configure "USE=" in > make.conf? > > When I use a below: (copied from my other systems): > > USE="-qt4 -kde -gnome -arts -berkdb -acl X gtk alsa cups apache2 ssl > foomaticdb truetype

[gentoo-user] nm-applet shows "?" in Gnome tool tray

Hi All, In /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf I have set up: [connectivity] uri=https://www.google.com Since then I have noticed when the system comes up and a wired or wireless connection is established, a page opens up which displays a web page from the Gnome project, rather than

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On Sun, 05 Feb 01:44:30 -0600 Dale wrote: the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I change in make.conf to: USE="bindist" and I was able to install basic system correctly, network is working and I can proceed with castomazation but my next question: What is the correct way to

Re: [gentoo-user] A new gentoo ... how to check before delete the old one?

J. Roeleveld [17-02-05 11:28]: > On Sunday, February 5, 2017 10:43:21 AM CET meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Mick [17-02-05 10:36]: > > > On Sunday 05 Feb 2017 10:13:09 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > The last time I used star it kills my

Re: [gentoo-user] A new gentoo ... how to check before delete the old one?

On Sunday, February 5, 2017 10:43:21 AM CET meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Mick [17-02-05 10:36]: > > On Sunday 05 Feb 2017 10:13:09 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > The last time I used star it kills my filesystem. It mau be the most > POSIX compliant thing of the

Re: [gentoo-user] Suddenly gcc fails to compile anything...

meino.cra...@gmx.de [17-02-05 09:54]: > Hi, > > after installing / updateing 122 package (first sync/update of the new > gentoo installation), gcc is no longer able to compile stuff > (according to configure) -- problem is always the same: > > Thread model: posix > gcc

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Sunday 05 Feb 2017 01:44:30 Dale wrote: > >> Ask anyone, I'm different on the way I do USE flags, or I feel that >> way. If I have a flag that I want enabled/disabled on basically >> everything that uses that flag, it goes in make.conf. If I have a USE >> flag that I

Re: [gentoo-user] A new gentoo ... how to check before delete the old one?

Mick [17-02-05 10:36]: > On Sunday 05 Feb 2017 10:13:09 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > J. Roeleveld [17-02-05 10:04]: > > > On Sunday, February 5, 2017 9:46:53 AM CET meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > > J. Roeleveld [17-02-05

Re: [gentoo-user] Suddenly gcc fails to compile anything...

Dale [17-02-05 10:28]: > meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Hi, > > > > after installing / updateing 122 package (first sync/update of the new > > gentoo installation), gcc is no longer able to compile stuff > > (according to configure) -- problem is always the same: > > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

Mick wrote: > On Sunday 05 Feb 2017 01:44:30 Dale wrote: >> the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >>> I change in make.conf to: >>> USE="bindist" >>> >>> and I was able to install basic system correctly, network is working and I >>> can proceed with castomazation but my next question: What is the correct

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On Saturday, February 4, 2017 11:28:37 PM CET Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 04/02/2017 17:56, Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Saturday 04 Feb 2017 17:32:53 Alan McKinnon wrote: > >> Modern kernels DO get nervous if they have no swap at all - it's used > >> internally. So make a small amount of swap to

Re: [gentoo-user] A new gentoo ... how to check before delete the old one?

On Sunday 05 Feb 2017 10:13:09 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > J. Roeleveld [17-02-05 10:04]: > > On Sunday, February 5, 2017 9:46:53 AM CET meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > J. Roeleveld [17-02-05 08:44]: > > > > On February 5, 2017 6:26:27 AM GMT+01:00,

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On Saturday, February 4, 2017 11:36:56 PM CET the...@sys-concept.com wrote: (longer reply) > > I change in make.conf to: > USE="bindist" > > and I was able to install basic system correctly, network is working and I > can proceed with castomazation but my next question: What is the correct >

Re: [gentoo-user] Suddenly gcc fails to compile anything...

meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Hi, > > after installing / updateing 122 package (first sync/update of the new > gentoo installation), gcc is no longer able to compile stuff > (according to configure) -- problem is always the same: > > Thread model: posix > gcc version 5.4.0 (Gentoo 5.4.0-r3 p1.3,

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On Sunday 05 Feb 2017 01:44:30 Dale wrote: > Ask anyone, I'm different on the way I do USE flags, or I feel that > way. If I have a flag that I want enabled/disabled on basically > everything that uses that flag, it goes in make.conf. If I have a USE > flag that I may need for just a few

Re: [gentoo-user] A new gentoo ... how to check before delete the old one?

J. Roeleveld wrote: > On Sunday, February 5, 2017 9:46:53 AM CET meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: >> J. Roeleveld [17-02-05 08:44]: >>> On February 5, 2017 6:26:27 AM GMT+01:00, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: Hi, since my old Gentoo installation seems to be screwed up

Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On Sunday 05 Feb 2017 01:44:30 Dale wrote: > the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > I change in make.conf to: > > USE="bindist" > > > > and I was able to install basic system correctly, network is working and I > > can proceed with castomazation but my next question: What is the correct > > way to

Re: [gentoo-user] A new gentoo ... how to check before delete the old one?

J. Roeleveld [17-02-05 10:04]: > On Sunday, February 5, 2017 9:46:53 AM CET meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > J. Roeleveld [17-02-05 08:44]: > > > On February 5, 2017 6:26:27 AM GMT+01:00, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > >Hi, > > > > > > > >since my old

Re: [gentoo-user] A new gentoo ... how to check before delete the old one?

On Sunday, February 5, 2017 9:46:53 AM CET meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > J. Roeleveld [17-02-05 08:44]: > > On February 5, 2017 6:26:27 AM GMT+01:00, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > >Hi, > > > > > >since my old Gentoo installation seems to be screwed up (regarding > > >the

[gentoo-user] Suddenly gcc fails to compile anything...

Hi, after installing / updateing 122 package (first sync/update of the new gentoo installation), gcc is no longer able to compile stuff (according to configure) -- problem is always the same: Thread model: posix gcc version 5.4.0 (Gentoo 5.4.0-r3 p1.3, pie-0.6.5) configure:3882: $? = 0

Re: [gentoo-user] A new gentoo ... how to check before delete the old one?

J. Roeleveld [17-02-05 08:44]: > On February 5, 2017 6:26:27 AM GMT+01:00, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >Hi, > > > >since my old Gentoo installation seems to be screwed up (regarding > >the update process) beyond repair I decided to install a new one > >instead of waiting for