[gentoo-user] Computer case for new build

2023-09-17 Thread Dale
Howdy, This is a work in progress and may take some time, financially if nothing else.  With hindsight, I wish I had done this before the price of everything went up but some things are getting more reasonable. My first task, a case.  At this point, I may build a new system in the new case, or, I

Re: [gentoo-user] Invalid opcode after kernel update

2023-09-17 Thread Alan Mackenzie
Hello, Fernando. On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 17:49:22 -0400, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > A few months ago after updating my kernel I started getting an invalid > opcode error during boot on the init process on my initramfs which I did > rebuilt. Switching to the old kernel and initramfs fixed the

[gentoo-user] Invalid opcode after kernel update

2023-09-17 Thread Fernando Rodriguez
A few months ago after updating my kernel I started getting an invalid opcode error during boot on the init process on my initramfs which I did rebuilt. Switching to the old kernel and initramfs fixed the problem so I kept that kernel for a few months for lack of time. Today I rebuilt the

Re: [gentoo-user] What is the point of baloo?

2023-09-17 Thread Michael
On Sunday, 17 September 2023 20:19:55 BST Jack wrote: > On 9/17/23 15:06, Wols Lists wrote: > > On 17/09/2023 19:37, Michael wrote: > >> However, unlike locate, baloo is meant to index not just file names, > >> but also > >> metadata tags and relationships relevant to files, emails and > >>

Re: [gentoo-user] What is the point of baloo?

2023-09-17 Thread Mark Knecht
On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 12:04 PM Wols Lists wrote: > > On 17/09/2023 19:35, Peter Böhm wrote: > > Am Sonntag, 17. September 2023, 19:46:05 CEST schrieb Wols Lists: > > > >> It always annoys me, but baloo seems to be being an absolute nightmare > >> at the moment. > > > >> I tried to kill it and

Re: [gentoo-user] What is the point of baloo?

2023-09-17 Thread Jack
On 9/17/23 15:06, Wols Lists wrote: On 17/09/2023 19:37, Michael wrote: However, unlike locate, baloo is meant to index not just file names, but also metadata tags and relationships relevant to files, emails and contacts. Its devs would argue it has a small footprint.  So it is meant to

Re: [gentoo-user] What is the point of baloo?

2023-09-17 Thread Wols Lists
On 17/09/2023 19:37, Michael wrote: However, unlike locate, baloo is meant to index not just file names, but also metadata tags and relationships relevant to files, emails and contacts. Its devs would argue it has a small footprint. So it is meant to be*more* than a simple file name indexer.

Re: [gentoo-user] What is the point of baloo?

2023-09-17 Thread Wols Lists
On 17/09/2023 19:35, Peter Böhm wrote: Am Sonntag, 17. September 2023, 19:46:05 CEST schrieb Wols Lists: It always annoys me, but baloo seems to be being an absolute nightmare at the moment. I tried to kill it and it appears to have just restarted. Is there a use flag I can use to just get

Re: [gentoo-user] What is the point of baloo?

2023-09-17 Thread Michael
On Sunday, 17 September 2023 18:53:33 BST Mark Knecht wrote: > On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 10:46 AM Wols Lists > > wrote: > > It always annoys me, but baloo seems to be being an absolute nightmare > > at the moment. > > > > Iirc, it's "the file indexer for KDE" - in other words it knackers your > >

Re: [gentoo-user] What is the point of baloo?

2023-09-17 Thread Peter Böhm
Am Sonntag, 17. September 2023, 19:46:05 CEST schrieb Wols Lists: > It always annoys me, but baloo seems to be being an absolute nightmare > at the moment. > I tried to kill it and it appears to have just restarted. Is there a use > flag I can use to just get rid of it completely? Do you mean

Re: [gentoo-user] What is the point of baloo?

2023-09-17 Thread Mark Knecht
On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 10:46 AM Wols Lists wrote: > > It always annoys me, but baloo seems to be being an absolute nightmare > at the moment. > > Iirc, it's "the file indexer for KDE" - in other words it knackers your > response time reading all the files, wastes disk space building an > index,

[gentoo-user] What is the point of baloo?

2023-09-17 Thread Wols Lists
It always annoys me, but baloo seems to be being an absolute nightmare at the moment. Iirc, it's "the file indexer for KDE" - in other words it knackers your response time reading all the files, wastes disk space building an index, and all for what? So that programs you never use can a bit