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PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:23 pm    Post subject: List of things, we shouldn't do in gentoo... Reply with quote

If anyone doesn't understand why we shouldn't these action, please ask.

Here is the list of things you shouldn't do:
1.
Code:
emerge --unmege gcc

2.
Code:
emerge -Du system

Do instead:
Code:
emerge -e world

3.To work as root in graphic environment!

4.Install software not by portage(The program exists in portage)

5.Install several packages in several terminals at the same time().

6.I am recommending not using hardend flag only if you have to...


Add more things to that list...
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

emerge --unmerge python/glibc is equally dumb ;)

in general don't use root unless needed. X or not.

why should one prefer -e world over -uD ? they are two different things for different purposes.

my all time favorite: never ever type shutdown -h / init 0 into a shell unless you have physical access to the box...
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

About the root you are right, and I want to add that it's better to use sudo.
You can limit yourself as a superuser(can only change several environment variables and more-Not acces to all the system).

emerge -Du system will update your system development tools so you and will probablyl break some packages.
If you still want to update your system and gcc...you should type emerge -e world...

emerge -Du world is perfectly fine when you just want to update your programs...
It has nothing to do with emerge -Du system, except the emerge -Du.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nolim wrote:
About the root you are right, and I want to add that it's better to use sudo.
You can limit yourself as a superuser(can only change several environment variables and more-Not acces to all the system).

emerge -Du system will update your system development tools so you and will probablyl break some packages.
If you still want to update your system and gcc...you should type emerge -e world...

emerge -Du world is perfectly fine when you just want to update your programs...
It has nothing to do with emerge -Du system, except the emerge -Du.
Not really, emerge -Du world you most likely upgrade your 'system' metapackage.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:37 pm    Post subject: Re: List of things, we shouldn't do in gentoo... Reply with quote

nolim wrote:
If anyone doesn't understand why we shouldn't these action, please ask.

4.Install software not by portage(The program exists in portage)



Hmm... I kinda disagree with this one. I understand that it really makes no sense to work with gentoo unless one uses portage, but in some cases, the portage packages are more hassle than installing something on your own.

Here's an example:

I use texlive rather than tetex. Since I'm on ppc, I need to compile all the tetex binaries because texlive doesn't supply them for linux-ppc. It is generally a Big Hassle to have two TeX installations, so I do it myself rather than use portage. (And even on x86 you probably wouldn't want to use portage if you were going to use texlive.) With texlive, I get TeX/LaTeX stuff that portage masks. (why? they're just TeX/LaTeX packages) In general, texlive is a lot easier to deal with than the ebuilds.

There are also times when you need something immediately and the ebuild is broken or behind the curve. I guess the gentoo thing to do is fix it or update the ebuild, but that doesn't always happen.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

why it isn't good to emerge several packages in different terminal?
I always do emerge in different ttys, but they are different programs always.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree with e-ipi: some programs aren't in portage. Instead of writing an ebuild for them, you can just install them in /usr/share/local, where they belong.
All programs not installed by some package manager go in /usr/share/local, that's why there is such a directory...

My all-time favorite: always do rc-update del xdm, before fiddling with an xorg.conf. If your X crashes or boots without proper keyboard input, you'll have to search another pc to be able to reboot using ssh.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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All programs not installed by some package manager go in /usr/share/local, that's why there is such a directory...


I think you mean /usr/local.
Anyways, some of us ancient unix people would probably disagree with that.
LFHS has it correct.

As far as
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4.Install software not by portage(The program exists in portage)

It is probably a good idea to not do it unless the situation calls for it.
Simply to make your job as administrator easier, which is the whole purpose of package managers.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

emerge -C python is kind of bad too.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

very bad I agree,
emerge won't work then...
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:05 pm    Post subject: Re: List of things, we shouldn't do in gentoo... Reply with quote

nolim wrote:
Here is the list of things you shouldn't do:

may be to obvious
Code:
rm -rf /

and this one?
/etc/sudoers:
%wheel  ALL=(ALL)       NOPASSWD: ALL
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is probably the worst thing you can do:
Code:
emerge -C vi && emerge emacs

:roll:

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nolim wrote:
About the root you are right, and I want to add that it's better to use sudo.


I dissagree, as running any command as root that can open a shell (links/vi) will give that user root access, and it's not logged.

http://linuxboxadmin.com/articles/sudo-vs-root.php

I know its based on OSX, but the principles apply
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ctrl+Alt+Del wrote:

my all time favorite: never ever type shutdown -h / init 0 into a shell unless you have physical access to the box...


a good habit is to open a new xterm before su-ing and shutdown -h-ing.... if you use an open one, you might use one that is ssh-ed into another box. woops!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

happened to me twice :lol:
i was in need to reboot the laptop to do some windoze stuff so i typed reboot and ctrl-d several times to logout and close aterm. after a minute it was a bit suspicious that nothing happened. of course, i typed it to a terminal ssh-ed to my server. by mistakes we learn... :P

and my favorite one(related to remote administration) - never type iptables -F before ensuring that default input policy is ACCEPT
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

brfsa wrote:
why it isn't good to emerge several packages in different terminal?
I always do emerge in different ttys, but they are different programs always.


Yeah, portage has pretty good file locking. I almost always run emerge -f package along side the normal emerge (so the packages will be downloading while the others compile).
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
5.Install several packages in several terminals at the same time().



time() ?
... Do you mean, start them at precisely the same moment in time? It's a little hard to do anyway.
I usually do several emerges together. I'd go insane otherwise.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A not so simple one that just hit me was:
  • Adding -malign-double to CFLAGS

Broke ALSA and some programs worked with a weird behaviour.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

moppsy wrote:
I think you mean /usr/local.
Anyways, some of us ancient unix people would probably disagree with that.

Aye, that's what /usr/ucb is for, obviously ;)
moppsy wrote:
LFHS has it correct.

Indeed, though I seem to remember at one time they wanted to do away with that reasoning that "modern package managers remove the need for the separate hierarchy"?
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

When you say to not work as root in [a] graphic environment, does this mean logging in as root into X? Does su-ing inside a terminal count?

As for emerging more than one thing at a time, is this just to ensure that no files/libraries are being used/accessed/overwritten at the same time (as well as not totally overloading your system :wink:)?

Also, when updating your system meta-package, what would be the difference between:
Code:
emerge -e world

and what is said in the GCC upgrade guide:
Code:
emerge -eav system
emerge -eav world
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

emerge -C python
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ilm wrote:
does this mean logging in as root into X?

Yes.
Quote:
Does su-ing inside a terminal count?

No, that's fine.
Quote:
As for emerging more than one thing at a time, is this just to ensure that no files/libraries are being used/accessed/overwritten at the same time

Mainly file locking - e.g. the important /var/lib/portage/world file. It's probable that emerging simultaneously is fine, although there's a slight risk.
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Also, when updating your system meta-package

man emerge is your friend :wink:
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

som very obviuos ones

Code:
rm -rf /

Code:
chmod <something> -R /

Code:
chown <something> -R /

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is bad too...

Code:
emerge -C gzip


Why? because emerge won't work then. :P
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
4.Install software not by portage(The program exists in portage)


I really like gnome-commander but it was never added to portage, however works fine just to install it from their website.
Maybe it will be added sometime .... :)
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