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reader@×××××××.com wrote: |
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> What are my choices here... is the only one to use the livecd and |
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> emerge portage from there? Or is there such a thing as a sources |
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> package of portage arranged for a stand alone compile job. |
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Portage is written in Python, so no compiling is necessary. It kind of |
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makes me chuckle a bit that emerge -vC portage doesn't at least warn you |
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that this will make a mess of your system (Are you sure?) Hmm, perhaps |
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you need to perform the part of the install stage where you install |
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portage again. I'm not sure what effects this will have with your |
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already installed packages though. Probably first thing you should do |
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is backup your system just in case any further damage occurs. Of |
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course, a fresh install in an option, but that would be a pain... |
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Anyone else want to chime in on how well it would work to just install |
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portage as per the install guide on a system that already has packages |
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on it? Would the new version of portage still be aware of the current |
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world, or would that wipe the world file/other currently installed |
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package data? |
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