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Can't install dev-util/meson-0.49.2::gentoo, with emerge, can't install any other package from the list
I am installing gentoo and now I am installing the packages with:
(chroot)ubuntu /boot # emerge --ask --newuse --deep --verbose sys-boot/grub:2 os- prober
and dev-util/meson-0.49.2::gentoo ...
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Having Troubles Installing Ninja on Gentoo
I am trying to install ninja (as a prequisite for YouCompleteMe for vim) and I get error. Here is the summary of my =dev-util/ninja-1.8.2::gentoo
Portage 2.3.31 (python 3.5.5-final-0, default/...
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How to install custom source from git using my package manager in Gentoo?
I would like to install custom source from a git repository, but using my package manager (emerge for portage).
Background
I have installed Gentoo using EFI using Sakaki's tutorial, so I have ...
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Why does Chromium use so much disk space on Gentoo Linux?
I have chosen Gentoo for my Linux distribution. I installed it in VirtualBox for practice purposes only, so I just gave it 10GB of disk space. Yesterday when I tried to emerge the Chromium package, it ...
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Emerge on Gentoo fails with "Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled … in". How can I resolve this?
I'm trying to install Google Chrome on my recent Gentoo box. But emerge is throwing some errors that are way over my head. I genuinely don't know what the problem even is.
!!! Multiple package ...
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Safely uninstall a package in Gentoo
I wanted to uninstall a specific package in Gentoo and browsed through the emerge man page. I found the --unmerge option:
WARNING: This action can remove important packages! Removes all
matching ...
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