Re: [gentoo-user] tried desktop profile

[Jude DaShiell]

On Tue, 13 Oct 2020, Wols Lists wrote:

> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:40:23
> From: Wols Lists <antlists@××××××××××××.uk>
> Reply-To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] tried desktop profile
>
> On 13/10/20 16:37, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> > Since the profile without the desktop emerged @world correctly after the
> > make.conf file got adjusted correctly for this computer I think all it
> > will run will be the basic profile.  Even if it were possible to emerge
> > the compiles necessary for a desktop and get the rest of the system built
> > I'd probably run into difficulties later.  I'll do the basic profile on
> > this machine and maybe do a desktop on the newer machine at some later
> > date.
>
> No, you can add any programs you want and it'll just pull in what you need.
>
> HOWEVER, now you've fixed it for the basic profile, I'd just change that
> to the desktop profile and re-emerge, and it'll pull in all the new
> stuff to go to the desktop profile.
>
> NB - you're still putting your post below the .sig marker. If you can't
> see clearly, we accept that it's difficult, but it helps us if you can
> get it right (like with language and foreigners, there's a big
> difference between people who have difficulty doing the right thing, and
> people who can't be bothered to do the right thing ...)

Let's see if this is a correct bottom post.  I've never seen anything in
this life.  Eyes never developed enough for me to see.
The desktop profile emerge failed, and no more has been done with the old
machine yet.  I could change to basic profile then emerge @world then
emerge the basic profile @world then emerge --depclean to clear the
unnecessary desktop packages from the machine.  If I'm not mistaken, the
new machine has 8 cores on it but all the ssd disks I have for it are
120MB disks so that might be a bit small for gentoo.  I'll read through
the hardware requirements again and make sure.

> > Cheers, > Wol > >

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