On 23/12/13 01:56, Lee wrote: > Hi, I installed Gentoo a long time ago with the desktop/gnome profile > set. Now, I don't use gnome (i use fluxbox). However since I have the > use tags, many gnome libraries were pulled in over time. > > Now, since the upgrade to gnome 3.8, Portage updates result in a > conflict because the gnome libs need systemd, which conflicts with udev. > > Instead of making the switch to systemd, I decided to change my profile > to plain desktop (no gnome). Since I don't have gnome desktop, it was > relatively simple for the system to update itself. > > My only questions are, will cups and hplip function in a 'gnomeless' > system, and are there any other gotchas to be aware of? >
printing will work regardless of whether you have gnome or not. cups is what it is, it is not a gnome app. I don't know of any gotchas with removing gnome (I usually call that a feature with huge benefits...). All that a profile is, is a bunch of pre-configured settings. It's a starting point and the contents of your settings in /etc/portage modifies them. Portage will sort everything out when you emerge -avuND world and give you what you need according to your config -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
