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On Monday 27 March 2006 17:48, Iain Buchanan <iaindb@××××××××××××.au> wrote |
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about '[gentoo-user] modular Xorg made it to ~x86': |
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> I noticed after a sync a few nights ago, that modular xorg is in ~x86. |
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> I also noticed a few people here have installed a while ago already. |
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> so, can I just go ahead with it? I need a functional X on this box, but |
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> I'm happy to put up with a few quirks. What are the gotcha's? |
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For me there were a crapload of packages to unmask, I'm betting that won't |
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be an issue for you. :) |
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Unless they've changed something you do have to unmerge 6.8 before starting |
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to merge 7, so for a bit you might have issues starting new x11 programs, |
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but I was able to do the entire changeover from within X, with kaffeine, |
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kmail and a dozen other X applications running. I simply restarted X |
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after I was done. |
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Just make sure you read the official migration guide and the one on the |
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wiki before you start and have them available while you are doing the |
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upgrade. |
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*goes to remove xorg 7 from his package.unmask* |
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-- |
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"If there's one thing we've established over the years, |
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it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest |
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clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." |
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-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh |