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Gentoo Linux

nvPY on Gentoo

nvPY is a fast, simple to use, no fuss, cross-platform note taking application. One of the big benefits is that all your notes are stored somewhere on the cloud – so you don’t need to […]

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Gentoo Linux

Shutter with XMonad

For me, Shutter is the best open-source screenshot program available for Linux. When I used Windows, I really liked Snagit – Shutter is a good alternative. Installing Shutter Installing Shutter is straight forward enough. However, […]

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Gentoo Linux

Gentoo

A collection of Gentoo specific information. Installing Gentoo Gentoo: List of Issues After an Installation Gentoo: Making Sense of Portage Installing Xorg on Gentoo with the nouveau Driver Maintenance Fix a Broken Gentoo Installation Recompile […]

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Gentoo Linux

Firefox on Gentoo

I recently setup Firefox sync on my work machine which runs Ubuntu, then did the same on my home desktop which runs Gentoo. Before I knew it, all my work add-ons appeared on my home […]

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Gentoo Linux

Fix a Broken Gentoo Installation

Here is how I gain access to my broken environment… mount /dev/mapper/vg–ssd-lv–root /mnt/gentoo/ mount -v /dev/mapper/vg–ssd-lv–boot /mnt/gentoo/boot/ mount -v /dev/mapper/vg–hdd-lv–home /mnt/gentoo/home/ mount -v /dev/mapper/vg–hdd-lv–var /mnt/gentoo/var/ mount -v /dev/mapper/vg–hdd-lv–usrportage /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/ mount -v /dev/mapper/vg–hdd-lv–vhdd /mnt/gentoo/vhdd/ mount -t […]