Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 20:30:26 -0600 From: Brian Kelsay <bkelsay@comcast.net> Subject: Re: new gentoo install - USE variables Message-id: <04c601c2ca62$b2cdc230$0e00a8c0@burner>
So the USE line is telling the system what packages to install? I thought
it was putting hooks or support in the kernel for these programs.
> On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Brian Kelsay wrote:
>
> > I already looked at that list and that's where I just went down the list
> > to pull the things I might want to use. Did I go overboard?
>
> Looks good. That's a lot of packages. Should keep your CPU busy for a
> few days...
>
> > I didn't see a variable for mplayer or phoenix, did I miss something? I
> > also have a question about the FEATURES setting in the /etc/make.conf
> > file. The example they have reads: FEATURES="sandbox ccache buildpkg"
> > Should I just remove the # from the line and leave this as is?
>
> You can emerge these after the system is created:
>
> emerge mplayer phoenix
>
> and entering that single command will install everything needed to make it
> happen.
>
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