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From: Mike Williams <mike@××××××××.uk>
To: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] why is Joe part of 'system' ?
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 16:39:46
Message-Id: 200509041733.03734.mike@gaima.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] why is Joe part of 'system' ? by Philip Webb
1 On Sunday 04 September 2005 15:30, Philip Webb wrote:
2 > Intending to unmerge Joe (I have Vim & E3 as non-GUI editors available),
3 > I encountered
4 >
5 >   "!!! Trying to unmerge package(s) in system profile. 'app-editors/joe'
6 >    !!! This could be damaging to your system"
7 >
8 > I've searched thro'  /usr/portage/profiles/*  for any reference to Joe,
9 > but he doesn't seem to be anywhere.  Can anyone suggest where he's lurking
10 > ?
11
12 I'd put money on it being considered part of system because it provides
13 virtual/editor, which is part of system.
14 So, just remove it.
15
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17 Mike Williams
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Re: [gentoo-user] why is Joe part of 'system' ? Philip Webb <purslow@×××××××××.ca>