Forum: Gentoo Linux

Hey all! I have need of updating my gcc for testing purposes, but I want to keep my stable one (3.3.6) available as well. Looking at an old,...

I've been trying again to get the modular x to work. I unmerged the X i had and removed the mask i had on /etc/portage/package.mask and tried...

I have been a Debian user for a while now and I was wondering what I would get by switching to Gentoo.I was on Gentoo IRC and they told me that...

Hi there, Firslty let me comment ont all the help that members of this site give to the new or unsure members around here, It really is good to see...

Hi folks, I followed "The GNOME Configuration HOWTO" http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gnome-config.xml installing Gnome. Steps writen there went...

Hello, I just emerged juk. I'm not using KDE and would like to run this application in an non KDE environment, namely XFCE. After starting juk...

This means you will have to rebuild your systems. No way around it, because this will change the ABI in GCC, and could render your system completely...

Hi guys my first post :p :) ! Does anyone allready made it to work the racoon using rsa certs???im trying but its giving me a error. Thk

I am trying to install gentoo on an old gateway (Pentium I)with a buggy BIOS that will not allow me to boot from a cdrom. the computer has two...

Howdy all. I've recently switched my profile over to 2006.1, and as a result, am attempting to recompile with the new USE flags. Unfortunately, we...

I just did a lot of work on my fonts on my computer, and I must say, I am impressed with what I have done. My fonts now look a lot better, and...

Well, I recently switched over to kde from enlightenment, because since I now have the power to run it, so...Also, I really want to try out some of...

Hi folks, After the failure on installing Gentoo by running "install-amd64-minimal-2006.0". I wiped out the HD and started again. This time I...

When I boot Gentoo I get the error eth0 doies not exist. So, in accordence with another forum, I've installed the driver for my ethernet card and now...

ive tried to emerge vlc a couple times but it keeps coming up with the same error collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** Error 1 make:...

When I try to: Code: emerge skype amsn I get this error message: Code: !!! ERROR: dev-lang/python-2.4.3-r1 failed. !!! Function...

Hi folks, I followed; Gentoo Linux AMD64 Handbook http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml running...

gentoo 2006 is finaly installed on my machine.i have GRUB from fedora core 4.my question is what to add on grub.conf title Gentoo root (hd0,6)...

why my istallation stops on emerge kernel sources> ememrging sys -apps /usbutils 0-11-r5- 2/4? thats the second time when that happend to...

Hi folks, I have following partitions on the HD # fdisk -l /dev/hda1 * 83 System (for /boot) /dev/hda2 5 Extended (as swap) /dev/hda3 ...