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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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Connect to a NFS Share with Gentoo

Contents1 Install NFSv42 Find NFS Shares3 Auto-Mount NFS Shares4 References Install NFSv4 The below command will install with the default USE flags of ipv6, tpcd and nfsv4. emerge –ask nfs-utils Find NFS Shares If you […]

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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: Making Sense of Portage

Contents1 Updating the System2 General Usage Tips2.1 News from Emerge2.2 Protect the Kernel Sources from Being Removed2.3 Updating Portage2.4 What to do when Configuration Files Need Updating2.5 Updating Grub23 Issues3.1 Circular Dependencies Suck!3.2 Issue installing […]

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Gentoo: Amend Global USE Flags

Here I need to amend the global USE flag to allow for Native Language Support (nls). nano /etc/portage/make.conf Now just add nls to the end of the USE flag variable. For example, USE=”…. nls”. Then […]