Kuroo/Portage Package updates

[ScottishDuckHunter]

Hey guys My first post.

I'm what you could call a competent linux user, i know my way about the terminal anyway.

Heres my problem. I'm using Kuroo at the mo and ive just managed to compile a driver for my wireless card so it time for a update.

I updated the tree's and all that jazz and then went to Kuroo, Selected all updates (except ndiswrapper because i dont want to have to my drivers again) and then chose "Check Installation".

After i do this, however. It just returns to its previous state, without highlighting the step 2, installing packages.

I'm new to gentoo and the portage system, ive always relied on simple rpms, debs and "make install" so im probably missing something simple. Thanks in advance

[WarraWarra]

Hi there and welcome HOME.

Okay if you get errors with portage / kuroo:

There is likely a program that is masked and is blocking the install or 2 programs 1 blocking another from installing.

Fix:
Click on LOG on the left side in kuroo and look for wha tis causing the problem.
OR
as root in terminal " emerge --pretend @@@@ " where the @@@@ is replaced with the name of the package you wish to install.

This will list several options and info but also in red the blocked / blocking software / program.

Then using kuroo select it and uninstall if not needed or "emerge --unmerge @@@@@ "

I have seen this in 3.3 and 3.4 loop avahi is needed as well as mdnsresponder (so try to avoid messing with avahi / mdnsresponder) , ati blocks something as well as hplip.

If a program is masked say something like nvidia is masked and you need it , then edit /etc/make.conf or using kuroo o the top bar select kuroo and settings and the "USE" option just add nvidia or remove the " - " in front of nvidia.

IE: -nvidia -gtk qt3 qt4

New = nvidia -gtk qt3 qt4

The minus means do not install , I hate gnome so -gnome for me.

The pretend option as root in terminal is very good and helpfull , like for firefox
"emerge -uD mozilla-firefox --pretend"
and this will list the update and deep dependancy's that is needed for it to work propperly.

PS> note the gnome it lists , I have no gnome so I can ignore the gnome part.

Hope this helps.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(software)

[wolfden]

Avoid the kuroo!

http://www.sabayonlinux.org/wiki/index. ... tage_Guide