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as I stated before it was a different machine, I did not type it in the command as I typed it to you, however I must have had a typeo somewhere because yours is working
The trick is the tidel (~). . . with some terms it shows up different then when in text. . .it has to do with the text encoding.
I had the same problem that you did when I was first using Gentoo. . . but I found the answer in the handbook and on a FAQ in their forums. Hehe, you'll shit yourself when that little trick does not work on something that is hard masked. But when you find yourself needing a program that is hard masked, pat yourself on the back for you have come a long way using linux.
" pat yourself on the back for you have come a long way using linux."
... I have been using linux for almost 6 years, I decided to switch to gentoo because of 2 reasons:
1) slackware 10 destroyed slackware
2) I already compiled everything I needed from source.
I switched my desktop from Slack to Gentoo then to SuSE 9.1 then back to Gentoo because I wanted to try something different. . . Gentoo stuck. . .now I can't get enough of it.
Sure the install bugs the hell out of me (I did a stage 2 first then stage 1 after I dropped SuSE), but I like the way the system is setup. . .
also dependancies, I installed alsa manually not through portage, unfortinately now to install another program it loosk liek I am gonn ahave to install it from portage.... is there a way to skip specific dependancies?
Originally posted by exodist
also dependancies, I installed alsa manually not through portage, unfortinately now to install another program it loosk liek I am gonn ahave to install it from portage.... is there a way to skip specific dependancies?
USE=" -X -whatever" emerge -p foo
set the use just for one ebuild all you have to do is set it in the command.
So just unset a dep with USE. . .
I can't program (well I do know a bit of Java) and Linux/open-source is about the community. I can't write code for the community (kernel, user-land apps, etc. . ) , and give back that way. So I try to help others with their problems on this forum when I can.
I feel that if everyone gives as much as they take this Linux thing just might work out.
wow.. 5 months since I posted this question I get a responce I ended up finding on my own a short time after giving up on the forum, thanx anyway gauntalus :-D
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