Re: [gentoo-user] USE="jpeg" not part of hardened/linux/x86 profile

[Pandu Poluan]

On Jun 8, 2012 12:59 PM, "Grant" <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote:
>
> >> One of my desktops runs a hardened profile:
> >>
> >> # eselect profile list
> >> Available profile symlink targets:
> >>  [1]   default/linux/x86/10.0
> >>  [2]   default/linux/x86/10.0/selinux
> >>  [3]   default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop
> >>  [4]   default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop/gnome
> >>  [5]   default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop/kde
> >>  [6]   default/linux/x86/10.0/developer
> >>  [7]   default/linux/x86/10.0/server
> >>  [8]   hardened/linux/x86 *
> >>  [9]   hardened/linux/x86/selinux
> >>
> >> I noticed USE="jpeg" is not enabled by default so I took a look around
> >> and noticed these:
> >>
> >> # locate hardened/linux/x86
> >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/10.0
> >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/desktop
> >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/developer
> >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/minimal
> >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/server
> >>
> >> Why can't I eselect a profile like hardened/linux/x86/desktop which
> >> would hopefully have more desktop-oriented USE defaults than
> >> hardened/linux/x86?
> >
> > I have never used hardened and am not in any way informed about it,
> > but I seem to recall reading that hardened on desktop was not
> > supported and that it is primarily intended for use on servers.
>
> Can anyone confirm that a hardened profile is only supported for
> servers?  I'm seeking a more desktop-friendly hardened profile but I
> don't want to use an unsupported one.
>
> - Grant
>

IIRC, once upon a time I selected the "default...server" profile, and got
informed by eselect that "I better be using the hardened profile for a
server" (or something to that effect).

So, yes I think 'hardened' is more aimed toward servers than desktops.

Rgds,