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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge xfce-base/thunar: lobotomy needed
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:08:39
Message-Id: CAK2H+ed7NZYd3SQrSukoiX69kfbJF90U-NJd=gSqV_O-DQH=Ow@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] emerge xfce-base/thunar: lobotomy needed by Chris Stankevitz
1 On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Chris Stankevitz
2 <chrisstankevitz@×××××.com> wrote:
3 > I installed xfce4-meta and was a little surprised to see it did not
4 > come with thunar. When I tried to install it, portage became upset.
5 >
6 > Question: is it normal that I would have to ~amd64 a bunch of packages
7 > and deal with slot conflicts and static-libs to install a file
8 > manager? FYI I am running a "stable" (non-~AMD64) system.
9 >
10 > Thank you,
11 >
12 > Chris
13
14 My wife uses XFCE with none of that confusion going on. I don't have
15 anything much on the machine in terms of controlling XFCE. It just
16 works. The machine was updated a few days ago so unless something got
17 messed up in portage it sounds like a config issue on your end to me.
18
19 HTH,
20 Mark
21
22 k2 ~ # eix -Ic xfce
23 [U] x11-themes/gtk-engines-xfce (3.0.0-r200{tbz2}@05/17/12 ->
24 3.0.0-r200{tbz2} 3.0.0-r300(3)): A port of Xfce engine to GTK+-3.x
25 [I] xfce-base/libxfce4ui (4.10.0{tbz2}@05/22/12): Unified widgets and
26 session management libraries for the Xfce desktop environment
27 [I] xfce-base/libxfce4util (4.10.0{tbz2}@05/22/12): A basic utility
28 library for the Xfce desktop environment
29 [I] xfce-base/libxfcegui4 (4.10.0{tbz2}@05/22/12): A compability
30 library for unported Xfce 4.6 plugins
31 [I] xfce-base/xfce4-appfinder (4.10.0{tbz2}@05/22/12): A tool to find
32 and launch installed applications for the Xfce desktop environment
33 [I] xfce-base/xfce4-meta (4.10{tbz2}@05/22/12): The Xfce Desktop
34 Environment (meta package)
35 [I] xfce-base/xfce4-panel (4.10.0{tbz2}@05/22/12): Panel for the Xfce
36 desktop environment
37 [I] xfce-base/xfce4-session (4.10.0{tbz2}@05/22/12): A session manager
38 for the Xfce desktop environment
39 [I] xfce-base/xfce4-settings (4.10.0{tbz2}@05/22/12): Configuration
40 system for the Xfce desktop environment
41 [I] xfce-extra/xfce4-datetime-plugin (0.6.1{tbz2}@05/22/12): A panel
42 plug-in with date, time and embedded calender
43 [I] xfce-extra/xfce4-mixer (4.8.0{tbz2}@05/22/12): A volume control
44 application (and panel plug-in) for the Xfce desktop environment
45 [I] xfce-extra/xfce4-notes-plugin (1.7.7{tbz2}@05/22/12): Xfce4 panel
46 sticky notes plugin
47 [I] xfce-extra/xfce4-timer-plugin (0.6.4{tbz2}@05/22/12): A simple
48 timer plug-in for the Xfce desktop environment
49 Found 13 matches.
50 k2 ~ # eix -Ic thunar
51 [I] xfce-base/thunar (1.4.0{tbz2}@06/12/12): File manager for the Xfce
52 desktop environment
53 k2 ~ # cat /etc/portage/package.keywords | grep xfce
54 k2 ~ # cat /etc/portage/package.use | grep xfce
55 k2 ~ #