Linux lite is based on the ubuntu lts series giving you 5 years of support per major. Use flags are to control optional dependencies and settings which the user may reasonably want to select. It installed correctly but each time i tried emerging another program, i was advised to use a particular use flag with php so it had to recompile. A basic gentoo system can be configured to use either systemd or openrc as init and service manager. The best way to install gentoo is to follow the handbook for your particlular arch found here. Portage is a true ports system in the tradition of bsd ports, but is pythonbased and sports a number of advanced features. Use message digest functions from devlibslibressl instead of sudos. Indeed, gentoos software management tools which i started out with so much contempt for have actually grown to become the feature i. We hope that with our support, the gentoo team will be able to respond faster to new releases and new features. I can tell you that for the most part, gentoos use variables are a waste of time. All packages providing a php use flag 15 devlibsice. You might also be interested in the functionality provided by ufed the gentoo linux use flags editor or profuse a more guioriented use flags editor, and gentoolkit which contains equery and the essential gentoo utility revdeprebuild.
Masking packages to hold them to a specific version feels like magic to me. Unlike a binary software distribution, the source code is compiled locally according to the users preferences and is often optimized for the specific type of computer. Details contents, hashes, and signatures minimal installation cd, hybrid iso, stage 3. Portage is written in the python programming language, and is the main utility that defines gentoo. Please let me know if any initial dependencies are missing, since i use only some of the components myself. Install php with the apache2 use flag and enable the module. Gentoo takes more maintenance and upgrades are more interactive, but with that comes extreme amounts of fine grained control every step of the way.
Use flags are an indispensable tool, allowing me to pick out exactly how i want my packages configured without ever having to touch a configure script. Use flags are keywords that embody support and dependencyinformation for a certain concept. For example if you set all the use flags you want for x and plasma, then when you attempt to emerge dnuv plasmameta you will get circular dependencies which cant be broken. Just look at what use flags you have enabled with emerge info, look up the use flags of which you dont know the meaning and afterwards just disable the ones you know you. Forward 15 years, and today we had our 200th meeting. It will replace them very soon for php 5, and eventually for php 4 as well. By producing an easy to use linux based operating system, we hope that people will discover just how simple it can be to use linux lite. Cflags set which options gcc will use when building packages.
Gentoo forums view topic best way to deal with use. That list probably needs to be expanded to include more config options. Php recompile question gentoo, use flag i had to recompile php a couple of times. Follow the handbook and it will get you up and running with the latest updated version of gentoo. Use flags basically describe what components you want to be enableddisabled in programs, which optional components are installed, etc. The website of gentoo, a flexible linux distribution. Welcome to gentoo is rice, the volume goes to 11 here. Welcome, this page is dedicated to the linux communitys greatest ambassadors, gentoo users. Gentoo consists of text configuration files ebuilds that tell the package manager where to download the upstream source from, which patches to apply, and how to compile and install it. Use message digest functions from devlibslibgcrypt instead of sudos. Most linux distros consist of precompiled binary packages in. For example, appeditorsvim can optionally build with support for the ruby interpreter, and it needs devlangruby installed to do this we use the ruby use flag to provide this option. I also included use flags for debug, fuse, ftp, d, parport, perl, php, python, server, tcl, and usb.
Live environments and stage archives can be downloaded using the links below. For more information on the idea behind use flags and how to use them, please see our documentation. Jentoo is a linux distribution built using the portage package management system. Like the annoying teenager next door with a 90hp import sporting a 6 foot tall bolton wing, gentoo users are proof that society is best served by roving gangs of armed vigilantes, dishing out swift, cold justice with baseball bats to those fucking ricer bastards. Build the mysql database output module requires virtualmysql. Ended up going in and putting qt in my etcnf use flags and now all of the x11 stuff is gone from the emerge process. Download third party module source and move it to usr src. Rpm i phpimap rpm will download, install and resolve dependencies restart your web server with. Way back in 2005, the reorganization of gentoo led to the formation of the gentoo council, a steering body elected annually by the gentoo developers. I used gentoo for quite some time before switching to arch. This file defines portages behavior, and contains the two most important settings on a gentoo system your use flags, and your cflags. From time to time a fresh compile test on an empty box is run to catch general faults, last good full compile test was december 2019 with v0.
Gentoo is a trademark of the gentoo foundation, inc. There are so many options with programs that it was getting rediculous to look at all the available use flags that could be used. Specifying vanilla will cause portage to ignore all the other use flags for owfs. I use the handbook for every installation i do, it is an excellent resource. The most important use flags of the php package, the sapi server api use flags, are apache2, cgi, and fpm. Contribute to gentoogentoo development by creating an account on github. On the other hand, apptextglark requires ruby no matter what, so no use flag is used there. This ebuild is not an official ebuild approved by gentoo, but only a guideline for the gentoo maintainers. Minimal installation cd 20200223 348 mib hybrid iso livedvd 20160704 2 gib. In that case i do use emerge plasmameta which will install all the packages needed for plasma to function, then you can enable the use flags and reemerge with the.
Map more, perhaps all important components to use flags. Similarly, it can be used to install gnome or kde plasma or xfce or lxqt and all of them can be installed with or without various dependencies by setting gentoos configurable use flags. But if you are confident enough, you can try to use it yourself. Then download the gentoo minimalinstall cd found here. Linux lite is free for everyone to use and share, and suitable for people who are new to linux or for people who want a lightweight environment that is also fully functional. Gentoo linux is a versatile and fast, completely free linux distribution geared towards developers and network professionals. Portage is a true ports system in the tradition of bsd ports, but is pythonbased and sports a number of advanced features including dependencies, finegrained package management, fake openbsdstyle installs, safe unmerging, system profiles, virtual. Welche useflags sie setzen mochten mussen sie allerdings selbst entscheiden. They are a core feature of gentoo, and a good understanding of how to deal with them is needed for administering a gentoo system. Gentoo linux is a linux distribution built using the portage package management system.
Portage is similar to the bsdstyle package management known as ports, and was originally designed with freebsds ports in mind. Before proceeding with latest skype version installation on gentoo, make sure that you have pulseaudio support on your system by recompiling all your system with pulseaudio use flag on portage nf file. Use flags for serversnginx robust, small and high performance and reverse proxy server. Installing peoplesoft on gentoo linux zutshi group llc. Precompiled binaries are available for some larger packages or those with no available source code. Well, use flags are pretty situational, so it really depends on what you wantneed. The ebuild system takes care of the actual work of building.
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