Questions tagged [gentoo]
Gentoo is a free and open source Linux and FreeBSD distribution that uses the Portage package management system.
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loginctl-hooks + slock not working as expected
I have openrc init system and I want to lock my loginctl session with slock on running loginctl suspend.
I am using the loginctl hooks for the purpose.
loginctl man page :
Hook directories
[/usr]/lib[...
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Why do I get this error when trying to run Kuberentes/K3s: "setting cgroup config for procHooks process: bpf_prog_query(BPF_CGROUP_DEVICE) failed"
Today I noticed I my Kuberentes/K3s cluster has a problem.
On the node that was defined in my ~/.kube/config file the API server was not running, so I could not use kubectl.
I studied the logfiles and ...
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QEMU-KVM VM freezing the host machine when using Nvidia gpu PCI passthrough
I have intel integrated graphics and nvidia 1650 mobile graphics card. I am loading my xorg server only using the integrated GPU. The NVIDIA GPU loads which nvidia driver on boot. I have libvirt hooks ...
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Xorg turns laptop screen off on startup on Gentoo
I am having a problem with my Gentoo installation (binary kernel) where Xorg only turns off my laptop's screen when using Startx, and I can only change TTY to use Gentoo but only on CLI.
This happened ...
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ffplay cannot play aac and mp4a (which is aac audio in an mp4 file) and ffprobe segfaults when given a file with aac audio [closed]
When I try to play a file with aac audio in ffplay, I get the following error: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M1oCITTuaLMsLo0bs6lGbw9mZTzdwwBB/view?usp=sharing
Also, when I do ffprobe sample-1.aac, ...
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Downloaded files are read only
I'm using the latest Firefox version (112) on Gentoo, and each time I download a file (even if it's compressed and I extract it) it's read only. I can fix this by simply changing the permissions but ...
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Samba share not appearing on smart TV
I reinstalled my Gentoo installation and after that I tried to get the Samba server to show on a smart TV, as it did before I reinstalled, but even though I had the old configuration file, it didn't ...
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Gentoo kernel panic on hyper-v
I recently installed gentoo. I followed the guide for amd64 installation. I double-checked if the /boot was mounted before I installed the bootloader (GRUB). I chose the GPT+UEFI option for partition ...
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Unable to set static IP on remote gentoo machine, only dhcp assigned IP gets internet connection
I've got a machine with no physical access that I want to ssh into, I'm now using tor to do that but I would like to connect directly to improve latency and throughput. I had set up port forwarding ...
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550 5.1.1 <[email protected]> User doesn't exist: [email protected] (in reply to RCPT TO command))
this is just killing me I really need fix it, well I'm setting up a Postfix Dovecot Sasl server in Gentoo with a FQDN for my personal domain and till now I can't surpass this
May 27 21:11:05 mail ...
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wpa_supplicant: connect to mobile tethering but not to the router
Also my phone works successfully as a client of this Wi-Fi router, and even now I tether from this phone that is a client of this Wi-Fi.
Wired connection (ethernet) from the same laptop to this router ...
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Windows 11 sometimes crashing on boot when rebooting from Linux
When rebooting from Gentoo Linux into Windows 11 through GRUB (I used os-prober to find Windows Boot Manager) I get the BSOD "KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED" (Kernel failed to load). This ...
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Remapping keyboard combination to Home/End on linux
I would like to remap the key combination Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right to the Home/End keys, but I cannot figure out how to do that.
Should it be done with xmodmap? Or with XKB configuration?
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Gentoo installation WiFi issues after rebooting what to install in chroot
I'm installing Gentoo. Last time I tried my wifi was not working, so this time I want to make sure I get it right.
I'm done with this step:
emerge --ask --verbose --update --deep --newuse @world
But ...
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How to get persistent audit logs?
I am currently trying to figure out which application is creating a mysterious socket file called "no" in my home directory. It happens only every few weeks, that is why I have setup auditd ...
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How to use containers in Firefox v85?
I have Firefox version 85.0.2-r1, but I am unable to use containers. I tried to install the multi-account container add-on, but I see nothing. I'm using Gentoo Linux.
www-client/firefox-85.0.2-r1:0/...
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How do I solve the error "execv: No such file or directory" from rsync?
How do I solve the error "execv: No such file or directory" from rsync?
I'm trying to back up several machines to a linux server using rsync and it's working in most scenarios:
path-to-path ...
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Linux Failing Drives Cant Find the Drives
I am being told I have a failing hard drive but no one can tell me which one. I have 2-146GB drives and 4-1TB drives. Accoring to my list I only see 2 of the actual drives? How can I get a list of the ...
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I changed my secondary drive to EFI after a Gentoo install. Can I get my files back?
I'll try to explain the situation, because my setup was really strange and I never bothered to fix it.
Basically I had a main 256 GB Crucial SSD with the Windows 10 OS and all of my main work on it. ...
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Old Intel Pentium PC: am I an i586? Does Gentoo provide i586 packages? What else am I compatible with? [duplicate]
Greetings Super Users!
I've recently commenced revitalizing a very old PC. She's running an Intel Pentium, x86_64. I thought I'd give Gentoo a go because I've found it very appealing and as a Bedrock ...
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Give space to a tiny computer (tmpfs with swap over nfs)
I have a tiny computer with not so much RAM (1-2GiB) and very little disk space in which I installed Gentoo. I also have space on a shared NFS.
In order to be able to compile any package, even the ...
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Custom linux kernel not booting w/ nVidia GT710
I've been using Gentoo for over 15 years now and decided to replace one of my machines with a brand new AMD Ryzen machine.
But: I can't get it to boot with a custom kernel, whilst the standard ...
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How to tell if a distro was made using Gentoo
I've downloaded a Linux distribution and tried it on my PC. When I checked the documentation I noticed that there was no information about how it was developed. I wonder if it was developed using ...
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Setting Home Directory to `/home`
I have a single user system and I want to set my home directory not to /home/username, but to /home. How can I do it so nothing would blow up?
It would be fine, if the solution would avoid something ...
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linux dual monitor setup each connected to intel and nvidia gpus
My computer is intel 9600k + vertical monitor + z390 chipset + nvidia rtx 2060 + horizontal monitor + Gentoo linux + Xorg server 1.20.6 + gnome 3.32.2
In the UEFI i've set intel iGPU as primary GPU.
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Full Linux hard disk backup and restore
I am using Gentoo at work and I f***** it up multiple times by now. I have second hard disk which is not in use in my computer. Is there any way to backup whole hard disk in use onto a second and then ...
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How do I purchase a license for Gentoo? [closed]
It looks like every genuine GNU/Linux distribution should have key servers and every user should purchase a license according to https://gitlab.com/glat-official/howtotell
I use Gentoo. I was unable ...
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VirtualBox guest addition works incorrectly
I installed Gentoo on a virtual machine and
guest addition too.
I checked that it works. For example, I can drag and drop a file from the host to the virtual machine and back. I also have a shared ...
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Could not fetch specs from https://rubygems.org/
I have gentoo linux where I run a gitlab instance. I'm stuck upgrading to dev-vcs/gitlab-gitaly-1.7.1 When the installation executes command
bundle install --deployment
The output is:
Fetching ...
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Show disabled preferences in Mozilla Firefox 67.0
about:preferences shows
Your organization has disabled the ability to change some preferences.
How can I see what was disabled?
I compiled Mozilla Firefox 67.0 from source (via ebuild on Gentoo ...
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