Re: [gentoo-user] emerge - Tips and Tricks

On 02/09/2024 06:11, Dale wrote: If you have a laptop where heat is a issue, you may want to do things different but if you can, that will give you the most stable system for updates. Another tip - if you run into any problems, try to emerge @system, not @world. If you know you've successful

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge - Tips and Tricks

On 02/09/2024 00:56, Dale wrote: Obviously, a news item can change that process.  If there is a news item with a different process, follow that for sure.  Following the news item to the letter is the best way.  The devs work out all the kinks and bugs before they post the news item. Find the ot

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox, Seamonkey to if I can, and memory limits.

On 01/09/2024 22:36, Dale wrote: https://linux.die.net/man/1/cgexec I've never seen that looping ... but there are a few sites like that - all it is is the linux man page. If you do "man cgexec" you should get the exact same text. Cheers, Wol

Re: [gentoo-user] Sound on Chromebook

On 9/1/24 22:24, Dale wrote: Joe wrote: Hi, Has anyone got sound working on a Chromebook say 2020-Newer ? Could you please tell me the steps. Followed this with no luck. Thanks Joe I use Firefox and Seamonkey myself but

Re: [gentoo-user] Sound on Chromebook

Joe wrote: > Hi, > > Has anyone got sound working on a Chromebook say 2020-Newer ? > > Could you please tell me the steps. > > Followed this with no luck. > > > Thanks > > Joe > > I use Firefox and Seamonkey myself but if you use KD

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge - Tips and Tricks

Matt Connell wrote: > On Sun, 2024-09-01 at 18:56 -0500, Dale wrote: >> FEATURES="-usersync userpriv usersandbox buildpkg sandbox >> parallel-fetch parallel-install" > No candy? You struck me as a candy guy. > > > I'll admit, I haven't touched that setting in ages.  Likely a decade or more.  I'm

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge - Tips and Tricks

Joe wrote: > > > On 9/1/24 16:56, Dale wrote: >> Joe wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> >>> I'm looking for some tips and tricks regarding emerge. I know there is >>> a cheat sheet on what stuff you can do. But i would like emerge >>> exclusively . >>> >>> Normally i run emerge -uavDU --with-bdeps=y @world

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge - Tips and Tricks

On Sun, 2024-09-01 at 18:56 -0500, Dale wrote: > FEATURES="-usersync userpriv usersandbox buildpkg sandbox > parallel-fetch parallel-install" No candy? You struck me as a candy guy.

[gentoo-user] Sound on Chromebook

Hi, Has anyone got sound working on a Chromebook say 2020-Newer ? Could you please tell me the steps. Followed this with no luck. Thanks Joe

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge - Tips and Tricks

On 9/1/24 16:56, Dale wrote: Joe wrote: Hello, I'm looking for some tips and tricks regarding emerge. I know there is a cheat sheet on what stuff you can do. But i would like emerge exclusively . Normally i run emerge -uavDU --with-bdeps=y @world when i don't want a reinstall of everything

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge - Tips and Tricks

Joe wrote: > Hello, > > > I'm looking for some tips and tricks regarding emerge. I know there is > a cheat sheet on what stuff you can do. But i would like emerge > exclusively . > > Normally i run emerge -uavDU --with-bdeps=y @world when i don't want a > reinstall of everything after a emerge --sy

[gentoo-user] emerge - Tips and Tricks

Hello, I'm looking for some tips and tricks regarding emerge. I know there is a cheat sheet on what stuff you can do. But i would like emerge exclusively . Normally i run emerge -uavDU --with-bdeps=y @world when i don't want a reinstall of everything after a emerge --sync I run emerge -uav

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox, Seamonkey to if I can, and memory limits.

Wol wrote: > On 01/09/2024 20:36, Dale wrote: >> I wonder tho, in one of the replies, it says to create a directory in >> /sys.  Don't those get cleared after a reboot?  I'm almost certain /proc >> does but think /sys does too.  If so, how does that survive reboots?  I >> may find more info as I se

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox, Seamonkey to if I can, and memory limits.

On 01/09/2024 20:36, Dale wrote: I wonder tho, in one of the replies, it says to create a directory in /sys.  Don't those get cleared after a reboot?  I'm almost certain /proc does but think /sys does too.  If so, how does that survive reboots?  I may find more info as I search. I'll leave you

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox, Seamonkey to if I can, and memory limits.

Wols Lists wrote: > On 01/09/2024 15:24, Dale wrote: >>  From that link, it looks like that is done manually.  In other words, >> when I start Firefox, I have to add the process to the cgroup by hand. >> Shouldn't there be a way to do it automatically?  Like add it to the >> command that runs the p

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox, Seamonkey to if I can, and memory limits.

On 01/09/2024 15:24, Dale wrote: From that link, it looks like that is done manually.  In other words, when I start Firefox, I have to add the process to the cgroup by hand. Shouldn't there be a way to do it automatically?  Like add it to the command that runs the program name in the application

Re: [gentoo-user] systemd - how to pre start nfs client services

On 8/31/24 10:28, Michael wrote: On Saturday, 31 August 2024 15:32:38 BST Daniel Frey wrote: I have a few frontends on TVs and use automount on some NFS sources. However, I can't seem find a way to start the nfs client services on startup. Wiki for NFS and other documentation says that systemd

Re: [gentoo-user] systemd - how to pre start nfs client services

On 8/31/24 10:28, Michael wrote: On Saturday, 31 August 2024 15:32:38 BST Daniel Frey wrote: I have a few frontends on TVs and use automount on some NFS sources. However, I can't seem find a way to start the nfs client services on startup. Wiki for NFS and other documentation says that systemd

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox, Seamonkey to if I can, and memory limits.

Wols Lists wrote: > On 31/08/2024 19:39, Dale wrote: >> I did a lot of searching and almost all of it relates to using cgroups >> for services, like mysql or something.  I haven't found anything that >> explains how to do it for a program started by a user.  It may be doable >> but I've yet to find

Re: [gentoo-user] Scripting KDE?

On Saturday, 31 August 2024 20:03:45 BST Dale wrote: > I'm thinking about a PS/2 to USB adapter. Go back to my old keyboard. > ;-) Just give it a good cleaning first. It'll be the best fourpence-halfpenny you've ever spent... :) -- Regards, Peter.

Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox, Seamonkey to if I can, and memory limits.

On 31/08/2024 19:39, Dale wrote: I did a lot of searching and almost all of it relates to using cgroups for services, like mysql or something.  I haven't found anything that explains how to do it for a program started by a user.  It may be doable but I've yet to find it. I did a quick search an

Re: [gentoo-user] /etc/crontab - sending notification to a different user

On Saturday, 31 August 2024 21:56:59 BST syscon edm wrote: > In /etc/postfix/main.cf I only have: > > myorigin = gmail.com > > If I use: > myorigin = sysc...@gmail.com > > I get an error message; > Aug 31 14:28:02 i5 postfix/smtp[25841]: 1A31217E00EC: to= gmail.com>, OK, I expect you'd need to