>> One of my desktops runs a hardened profile: >> >> # eselect profile list >> Available profile symlink targets: >> [1] default/linux/x86/10.0 >> [2] default/linux/x86/10.0/selinux >> [3] default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop >> [4] default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop/gnome >> [5] default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop/kde >> [6] default/linux/x86/10.0/developer >> [7] default/linux/x86/10.0/server >> [8] hardened/linux/x86 * >> [9] hardened/linux/x86/selinux >> >> I noticed USE="jpeg" is not enabled by default so I took a look around >> and noticed these: >> >> # locate hardened/linux/x86 >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/10.0 >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/desktop >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/developer >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/minimal >> /usr/portage/profiles/hardened/linux/x86/server >> >> Why can't I eselect a profile like hardened/linux/x86/desktop which >> would hopefully have more desktop-oriented USE defaults than >> hardened/linux/x86? > > I have never used hardened and am not in any way informed about it, > but I seem to recall reading that hardened on desktop was not > supported and that it is primarily intended for use on servers.
Can anyone confirm that a hardened profile is only supported for servers? I'm seeking a more desktop-friendly hardened profile but I don't want to use an unsupported one. - Grant > Maybe that profile is masked. You may still be able to use it by > manually updating your profile symlink (rather than having eselect do > it for you).
