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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How can I solve "emerge @preserved-rebuild" loop?
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:17:09
Message-Id: 200912081415.25559.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] How can I solve "emerge @preserved-rebuild" loop? by Dale
1 On Tuesday 08 December 2009 14:08:47 Dale wrote:
2 > >> I have the same problem, but the "emerge -av1 util-linux" has blocking
3 > >> issues with sys-fs/e2fsprogs. Whenever I remove sys-fs stuff I usually
4 > >> regret it.
5 > >>
6 > >
7 > > You must remove the e2fsprogs* packages, emerge util-linux and re-emerge
8 > > e2fsprogs*
9 > >
10 > > This is safe as long as you don't log out, reboot, kill bash or do other
11 > > weird and wonderful things that require a working e2fsprogs.
12 > >
13 > > Think of it this way:
14 > >
15 > > delete your kernel image in /boot, do all kinds of stuff and put back a
16 > > different kernel image named the same as the original. Nothing will go
17 > > wrong unless you reboot|restart. Same with e2fprogs.
18 > >
19 >
20 > Is this the one where you need to fetch the files first, then un-emerge
21 > and emerge? I recall one being that way but not sure if it is this one.
22
23 No, that was a while ago. This is simply a conflict involving e2fsprogs-libs
24
25 Doesn't remove wget
26
27 --
28 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

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