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PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:24 pm    Post subject: /etc/portage Missing? Reply with quote

I don't seem to have this folder (/etc/portage), even though I see it being referenced to quite a bit in the Wiki.

Question 2:

I am looking to install compiz-fusion and firefox 3, but firefox 3 is not in the tree, and the compiz-fusion I see is an old version (0.6). What's the deal with that? How do I obtain the latest versions? (Yes, I have already synced). I am using Portage 2.1.4.4.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

chr0n0,

/etc/portage and its files are not created until you do it. They are not essential for normal operation but the files there allow finer control over your install than your profile and /etc/make.conf.

You may want to check some overlays and investigate the use of layman to assisst.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

firefox-3 is in the tree but still marked testing (~arch). I suppose the same is with compiz-fusion. So if you wanna have the latest stuff, you should rather run ~arch instead of arch.
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seek for ACCEPT_KEYWORDS.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks.

I have installed firefox 3, but unfortunately Java cannot be used with it unless firefox-3xx-bin is installed. All I can find is the firefox-2xx-bin.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are you using emerge --search to query what packages are available? Don't do that, it hides masked packages (like firefox-bin-3.x.x).

I like to use http://gentoo-portage.com to search the tree. There are other methods as well, like eix or packages.gentoo.org.
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