Re: [gentoo-user] using lvm without a partition of type linux LVM

2013-10-12 Thread Mick
On Sunday 13 Oct 2013 00:07:56 Thanasis wrote: > on 10/12/2013 05:40 PM gottl...@nyu.edu wrote the following: > > copy the lvm partitions to directories on an external disk (ext3) > > What command did you use for copying? You can use rsync, scp or (s)tar. Personally I prefer star with the copy o

Re: [gentoo-user] using lvm without a partition of type linux LVM

2013-10-12 Thread Thanasis
on 10/12/2013 05:40 PM gottl...@nyu.edu wrote the following: > copy the lvm partitions to directories on an external disk (ext3) What command did you use for copying?

Re: [gentoo-user] using lvm without a partition of type linux LVM

2013-10-12 Thread gottlieb
On Sat, Oct 12 2013, jo...@antarean.org wrote: > gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: >>The lvm handbook addendum is no longer and we are instead to use >>the software raid + lvm2 quick install guide. >> >>That guide makes a few partitions of type linux raid and then puts lvm >>on a mirrored set (more is done)

Re: [gentoo-user] Install a more recent version of LaTeX package

2013-10-12 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Sat, 12 Oct 2013 10:14:09 -0300 schrieb José Romildo Malaquias : > Hello. Hi, > What is the best way of updating a given LaTeX package in gentoo to the > latest available version on CTAN? > > The installed version of tcolorbox is 2.32, provided by > dev-texlive/texlive-latexextra-2013, and I

[gentoo-user] Install a more recent version of LaTeX package

2013-10-12 Thread José Romildo Malaquias
Hello. What is the best way of updating a given LaTeX package in gentoo to the latest available version on CTAN? The installed version of tcolorbox is 2.32, provided by dev-texlive/texlive-latexextra-2013, and I need version 2.51, available on CTAN. There used to be a package called g-ctan that

Re: [gentoo-user] using lvm without a partition of type linux LVM

2013-10-12 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 12/10/2013 03:51, gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: > The lvm handbook addendum is no longer and we are instead to use > the software raid + lvm2 quick install guide. > > That guide makes a few partitions of type linux raid and then puts lvm > on a mirrored set (more is done). > > I wasn't using raid so

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: separate / and /usr to require initramfs 2013-11-01

2013-10-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:21:05 -0700, walt wrote: > On 10/11/2013 01:42 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > > I don't like systemd, > > Sorry if my memory is failing (it surely is) but I don't recall any > explanation from you describing your dissatisfaction with systemd. It was never germane to the con

Re: [gentoo-user] using lvm without a partition of type linux LVM

2013-10-12 Thread joost
gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: >The lvm handbook addendum is no longer and we are instead to use >the software raid + lvm2 quick install guide. > >That guide makes a few partitions of type linux raid and then puts lvm >on a mirrored set (more is done). > >I wasn't using raid so skipped that step and wound