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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: go to a no-x console from failed X + lxde install
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2016 06:56:06
Message-Id: 609ad58c-a88c-7027-29c8-dacb4d77d4d1@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: go to a no-x console from failed X + lxde install by Dale
1 Dale wrote:
2 >
3 > The way to read that above is this. The package at the top,
4 > virtual/ssh, is pulling in pciutils, libudev and eudev. Note how it is
5 > indented. After that, sys-fs/udev-init-scripts is pulling in udev,
6 > eudev and on down the list. So, if you want to know what is pulling in
7 > shared-mime-info, it would be glib which is right above it. In this
8 > case, you can see mime as a USE flag. It may be that you can turn that
9 > off. You may can do it for just that one package or you may have to
10 > globally. Everyone has a different way to tackle that. Just pick
11 > whatever works for you. Personally, I try to go global when I can. On
12 > occasion tho, I do packages separately. Just keep in mind, sometimes
13 > you can have several packages pulling in another package. At times, it
14 > can get pretty deep.
15 >
16 > If you have colors turned on, watch those. The colors can sort of point
17 > out the problem sometimes too.
18 >
19 > And nomerge means it is already installed and there is no changes, it
20 > won't recompile it or anything. It is just showing you what is pulling
21 > in what. Also, if you are using -a and say yes, it runs that list
22 > backwards if I recall correctly.
23 >
24 > Maybe that will get you a little bit further. ;-)
25 >
26 > Dale
27 >
28 > :-) :-)
29 >
30
31 I forgot to add this little tidbit.
32
33 root@fireball / # euse -i mime
34 global use flags (searching: mime)
35 ************************************************************
36 [- ] mime - Add MIME support
37
38 local use flags (searching: mime)
39 ************************************************************
40 [- ] mime
41 dev-libs/glib: Pull in shared MIME database that many glib-based
42 applications require at runtime to detect or open files. Warning: do
43 not disable this flag unless installing on a headless server.
44 (1) 1.2.10-r6 [gentoo]
45 [+ B] (2) 2.44.1-r1 [gentoo]
46 [+ B] (2) 2.46.2-r3 [gentoo]
47 [+ B] (2) 2.48.2 [gentoo]
48 [+ B] (2) 2.50.0 [gentoo]
49 [+ B] (2) 2.50.1 [gentoo]
50 [+ B] (2) 2.50.2 [gentoo]
51
52 root@fireball / #
53
54 So, unless you are running a headless server, you may want to give
55 disabling that a good thinking over.
56
57 Dale
58
59 :-) :-)