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 Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:56 pm Post subject: Does one change profiles from time to time say for KDE inst? |
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Hi all,
I'm a bit new again to Gentoo...first install really in most part of a decade.
I have OS installed.
I have Xorg installed.
I'm now getting ready to try to install KDE.
Reading on the document, it recommends a KDE profile.
I know I need to read through very thoroughly the whole documentation set for Portage and about profiles, etc....they weren't as big a deal really back when I did Gentoo.
This is what I currently have set for my profile:
| Code: | # eselect profile list
Available profile symlink targets:
[1] default/linux/amd64/13.0
[2] default/linux/amd64/13.0/selinux
[3] default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop
[4] default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop/gnome
[5] default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop/gnome/systemd
[6] default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop/kde
[7] default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop/kde/systemd
[8] default/linux/amd64/13.0/developer
[9] default/linux/amd64/13.0/no-multilib *
[10] default/linux/amd64/13.0/x32
[11] hardened/linux/amd64
[12] hardened/linux/amd64/selinux
[13] hardened/linux/amd64/no-multilib
[14] hardened/linux/amd64/no-multilib/selinux
[15] hardened/linux/amd64/x32
[16] hardened/linux/musl/amd64
[17] default/linux/uclibc/amd64
[18] hardened/linux/uclibc/amd64
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I guess my question is, and just need this briefly for the KDE install. Does one usually pick a profile and stick with it pretty much forever going forward, or is a profile something to be set depending on your usage that day, like for a KDE install, would I change to the #6 profile, do the install..and change it back, or leave it there...or what?
I'm just a bit confused on the profile thing.
I do fully intend to read through all the documents on portage and profiles, but I kinda quickly need to get KDE installed and start working on a project I have....and would like to get that at least installed and once settled, go back and read all the documents that Gentoo has for me now.
Thanks in advance!!
cayenne
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John R. Graham
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Well, you don't change it often, but changing the profile isn't something that causes a lot of harm, just a lot of rebuilds. These will be automatically done with a normal --newuse emerge of @world.
In fact, my normal modus operandi for a new install is to- Start off with a non-GUI profile, like default/linux/*/13.0.
- Get my system bootable, stable, and up-to-date.
- Change my profile to default/linux/*/13.0/desktop and then follow the X installation guide.
- Change my profile again to default/linux/*/13.0/desktop/kde and then follow the KDE installation guide.
Regardless of how you get there, default/linux/*/13.0/desktop/kde is where you should normally end up if you're a KDE user (if you're not using systemd).
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cayenne
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 1:33 am Post subject: Thank you!! |
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| John R. Graham wrote: | Well, you don't change it often, but changing the profile isn't something that causes a lot of harm, just a lot of rebuilds. These will be automatically done with a normal --newuse emerge of @world.
In fact, my normal modus operandi for a new install is to- Start off with a non-GUI profile, like default/linux/*/13.0.
- Get my system bootable, stable, and up-to-date.
- Change my profile to default/linux/*/13.0/desktop and then follow the X installation guide.
- Change my profile again to default/linux/*/13.0/desktop/kde and then follow the KDE installation guide.
Regardless of how you get there, default/linux/*/13.0/desktop/kde is where you should normally end up if you're a KDE user (if you're not using systemd).
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Ok..hey THANK YOU all!!
That clears up a bit of philosophy with the profiles I didn't quite get from just my reading so far.
Very much appreciated!!
cayenne
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One thing to be careful on, as Jaglover hinted, trying to switch away from no-multilib profile will usually cause a lot of issues for you. This is specifically for that profile only, in that the no-multilib profile is NOT compatible with other profiles. This is one of the rare times that reinstalling is easier than fixing otherwise, but it is possible (involving a lot of work on your part).
I would suspect, the x32 profile is another profile that is not compatible on switching away from (but can't say for sure, as I haven't seen any posts about that one yet).
Personaly, I think there should be a big disclaimer on using that profile, due to the amount of trouble everyone has when trying to switch away form that profile. |
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