[SOLVED] Can't install KDE plasma

[esmailelbob]

I'm new to gentoo (just installed it after 5 hours) and I want to install KDE Plasma but each time I run emerge I get error:

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emerge -pv  kde-plasma/plasma-meta

 * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/portage/package.use/zz-autounmask' needs updating.
 * See the CONFIGURATION FILES and CONFIGURATION FILES UPDATE TOOLS
 * sections of the emerge man page to learn how to update config files.

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!

!!! The ebuild selected to satisfy ">=dev-qt/qtgui-5.15.2:5" has unmet requirements.
- dev-qt/qtgui-5.15.3::gentoo USE="dbus gif libinput png udev -X -accessibility -debug -egl -eglfs -evdev -gles2-only -ibus -jpeg -linuxfb -test -tslib -tuio -vnc -vulkan -wayland" ABI_X86="(64)"

  The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied:
    any-of ( eglfs linuxfb vnc X )

  The above constraints are a subset of the following complete expression:
    any-of ( eglfs linuxfb vnc X ) accessibility? ( dbus X ) eglfs? ( egl ) ibus? ( dbus ) libinput? ( udev ) X? ( gles2-only? ( egl ) )

(dependency required by "kde-plasma/plasma-disks-5.24.5::gentoo" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "kde-plasma/plasma-meta-5.24.5::gentoo[smart]" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "kde-plasma/plasma-meta" [argument])

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And I tried to install `dev-qt/qtgui` but no luck
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Solved, in my case I'm not sure why but when I booted into distro itself (not chrooted using the live cd) kde plasma installation went fine so maybe there was some weird conflict between the gui live cd and installing kde in chroot?? but the solution is to boot in the distro itself not chrooted

[jburns]

What profile are you using?

It should be "default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop/plasma (stable)" or "default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop/plasma/systemd (stable)" unless you are using a hardened profile.

Portage wants you to update '/etc/portage/package.use/zz-autounmask' which may allow you to merge kde-plasma/plasma-meta.

[esmailelbob]

What profile are you using?

It should be "default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop/plasma (stable)" or "default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop/plasma/systemd (stable)" unless you are using a hardened profile.

Portage wants you to update '/etc/portage/package.use/zz-autounmask' which may allow you to merge kde-plasma/plasma-meta.

I'm indeed in [8] default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop/plasma (stable) *

and I updated it but still no luck , same output

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!!! The ebuild selected to satisfy ">=dev-qt/qtgui-5.15.2:5" has unmet requirements.
- dev-qt/qtgui-5.15.3::gentoo USE="dbus egl gif jpeg libinput png udev -X -accessibility -debug -eglfs -evdev -gles2-only -ibus -linuxfb -test -tslib -tuio -vnc -vulkan -wayland" ABI_X86="(64)"

  The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied:
    any-of ( eglfs linuxfb vnc X )

  The above constraints are a subset of the following complete expression:
    any-of ( eglfs linuxfb vnc X ) accessibility? ( dbus X ) eglfs? ( egl ) ibus? ( dbus ) libinput? ( udev ) X? ( gles2-only? ( egl ) )

(dependency required by "kde-plasma/plasma-disks-5.24.5::gentoo" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "kde-plasma/plasma-meta-5.24.5::gentoo[smart]" [ebuild])
(dependency required by "kde-plasma/plasma-meta" [argument])

[Mistwolf]

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The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied:
    any-of ( eglfs linuxfb vnc X )

Says that you NEED one of those USE flags enabled.

Why is USE flag X not enabled?

[esmailelbob]

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The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied:
    any-of ( eglfs linuxfb vnc X )

Says that you NEED one of those USE flags enabled.

Why is USE flag X not enabled?

Oh my god, it worked. Thanks! it took me a little time to know how to use flags and now it's installing

PS: had to use X and minimal actually not just X and I will post either kde successfully ran or no as I'm now inside the live CD

[Hu]

The desktop profile should have enabled USE=X for you. Did you explicitly disable it earlier during the installation?

[asturm]

Where did you enable 'minimal' and what made you think you had to? Do *not* use this globally.

[Fulgurance]

And just one advice, don't use autounmask emerge function.
Because automatic emerge function who write files only enable or disable per version, and if you have an update, you have to do that for each versions of ebuild again .

For example, my qtgui options are configured like that manually:

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 zohran  ~  2  cat /etc/portage/package.use/qtgui
dev-qt/qtgui egl

I don't need anymore to come back to this file because it's apply for all versions. Except if a new flag is required (but it's rare)

[asturm]

Not quite, the entries have a '>=' lower version bound so will apply for all future versions unless there is a complete version scheme change causing a 'downgrade'.

Nevertheless, these autounmask changes do not have any kind of 'big picture' intelligence so must always be reviewed manually.

[NeddySeagoon]

Moved from Desktop Environments to Portage & Programming.

[esmailelbob]

The desktop profile should have enabled USE=X for you. Did you explicitly disable it earlier during the installation?

No I did not, It took me time to understand how to use flags, let alone disable them

Where did you enable 'minimal' and what made you think you had to? Do *not* use this globally.

I did after I added USE=X because I got message telling me either use -minimal or +pulseaudio

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Last but not least, I'm not sure about masking, again I installed gentoo last night so I will pay attention about this while reinstalling because I guess I broke it (stuck on initial ramdisk screen after grub)

[asturm]

Where did you enable 'minimal' and what made you think you had to? Do *not* use this globally.

I did after I added USE=X because I got message telling me either use -minimal or +pulseaudio

Again, where did you enable it and hopefully not globally?

You need to fully understand what portage is telling you before making changes that are potentially wholly unnecessary or too far-reaching.

[esmailelbob]

Where did you enable 'minimal' and what made you think you had to? Do *not* use this globally.

I did after I added USE=X because I got message telling me either use -minimal or +pulseaudio

Again, where did you enable it and hopefully not globally?

You need to fully understand what portage is telling you before making changes that are potentially wholly unnecessary or too far-reaching.

Hi, Finally installed gentoo!!! (like for 10th time I guess in 4 days) and I noticed once again when I select plasma as my profile and install from the livecd it fails but when I booted into distro itself the installtion worked? so maybe it was some weird conflicts between the live gui cd and my distro?

and to answer your question yes portage messages are cryptic somtimes and I'm new and I enabled it in my termainl, typed USE=X