Re: [gentoo-user] Package installation question

[Stephen Liu]

Hi Jeffrey

If you have mysql, you can add portagesql.. I wouldn't advise using it for everyday use, however, I searching is awesome..

emergesql -s kde - takes about 2 seconds to come back.. :) Just to bad the portage guys don't see the value in a sql backend.
 

Could you please explain in more detail of your suggestion
1) Whether I need 'mysql' running on Gentoo 1.4.
2) Whether 'emergesql -s kde' can assist installing KDE reducing the 
total time in respect of download, compile and install, etc.

Now I have Gentoo 1.4 running on my PC.  I need to install  "xfree" and 
"kde" but hesitate to proceed further if each of them will take 6+ hours 
to download, compile, install, etc. 

According to introduction on Gentoo website, I can use the pre-compile 
packages on CD2 to install the package and thereafter update them from 
website.  It will shorten the time to install 'xfree' and 'kde'  But I 
am not quite sure how to proceed as instructed.  Most postings suggest 
me "do installation from website"

Thanks

B.R.
Stephen
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Liu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 11:54 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Package installation question
Hi Jon,

   

If you know the name of the package, have a look in 
       

/usr/portage with
   

find, e.g.

cd /usr/portage
find . -name 'rolo' -maxdepth 2
find . -name 'openoffice*' -maxdepth 2
Alternatively, have a trawl through the online package 
       

listing on the
   

gentoo website.
       

Or try
emerge search <name>
e.g.
emerge search kde
     

Broadband connected
# emerge search kde > /tmp/kde-search
(kde-search  is attached to this posting)

   

- snip -

check the results, then do the same without the -p.  Then 
       

go home for
   

the weekend.  You never know, it might be done!
       

Just installed gentoo and from the base install it took 
     

about a day to 
   

compile and install kde (including all it's dependencies like 
XFree86).  This is on an Athlon 1.3
     

Noted with thanks

B.R.
Stephen


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