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On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 12:30:05PM +0100, Jo Bieg wrote: |
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> I'm just following these discussions since I'm really a newbie to linux. |
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> However, I've got some questions you may be able to answer: |
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Welcome to the list :) |
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> 1. Checking what packages you need |
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> Is there a way to determine the dependency status of the whole system (check |
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> what packages are missing). I know there's an ebuild command to check the |
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> dependency of a single package. So do I have to write a shell script which |
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> goes through the db and checks every single package in there? |
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Try: |
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# portage-maintain |
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It'll inform you of any critical packages that aren't installed, as well as |
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when you have a package installed and there's a newer (recommended) version |
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available. |
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> 2. (Actually not Gentoo related) Organizing data. |
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> Comparing Linux to Windows I realized the differences in managing data. Eg. |
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> linux (and unix?) uses a "spread out" system collecting data of the same |
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> type (like libraries, binaries, documentation) whereas Windows puts data |
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> together (each program has its own directory). Is there a proper technical |
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> term which describes these two models? |
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I guess the generic term is "filesystem organization". Linux is moving towards |
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using a standard called FHS; however, most of the standards come from successful |
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traditions of past UNIX operating systems. |
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> I'd gladly help you out with the website. Though I'm not really working with |
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> linux. Yet, I'm just a Windows, Outlook and Photoshop lamer ;) |
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Well, if you're a newbie, then you should be spending your time learning your |
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way around Linux :)) When you're comfortable with Linux, then we'll have some |
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ways you can help. |
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Best Regards, |
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Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org |
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Gentoo Technologies, Inc. |