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From: Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs@××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] provided kernel
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:19:06
Message-Id: 200812281119.02480.dirk.heinrichs@online.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] provided kernel by Simon
1 Am Samstag, 27. Dezember 2008 20:41:25 schrieb Simon:
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3 > The main problem is i really lack diskspace (on my eeepc 4gb) and I can't
4 > install that kernel (not even install and uninstall it). Besides, I would
5 > really like if emerge/portage could leave my kernel alone, completely.
6
7 Is the eeepc your only computer? If not, you can compile the kernel on the
8 other system or mount the disk space via NFS.
9
10 > I would really want to make portage leave my kernel(s) alone, if anyone can
11 > help...
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13 That's what profiles are for. Nearly every Gentoo provided profile comes with
14 some kind of kernel sources, mostly virtual/linux-sources. You'll need to
15 create your own profile if you don't want them.
16
17 HTH...
18
19 Dirk

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Re: [gentoo-user] provided kernel Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>