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On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 13:01:00 -0600 Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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wrote: |
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> On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 08:45:46AM -0400, Sean Mitchell wrote: |
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> > Perhaps I've missed this in the docs somewhere, but I'm not sure |
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> exactly |
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> > what happens when I "emerge system". |
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> > |
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> > I presume there is a file somewhere that defines "system". What I'd |
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> like to |
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> > do is create a custom one with a view to building a secure server. |
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> > |
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> > Can anyone shed a little light on this or point me to some docs that |
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> will |
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> > help? |
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> From "emerge --help system": |
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> emerge [ options ] system |
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> "emerge system" is the Portage system update command. When run, it |
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> will scan the /etc/make.profile/packages file and determine what |
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> packages need to be installed so that your system meets the minimum |
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> requirements of your current system profile. Note that this doesn't |
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> necessarily bring your system up-to-date at all; instead, it just |
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> ensures that you have no missing parts. For example, if your system |
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> profile specifies that you should have sys-apps/iptables installed |
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> and you don't, then "emerge system" will install it (the most |
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> recent version that matches the profile spec) for you. It's always a |
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> good idea to do an "emerge --pretend system" before an "emerge |
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> system", just so you know what emerge is planning to do. |
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The answer is quite informative, but what is "your current system |
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profile"? |
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