On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:23:45 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > The tools flag is enabled by default in the kmod ebuild, so only > > those who choose to deliberately break their system with USE="-*" so > > they can spend time fixing it will be affected. > > I did try installing on that netbook without "-*" in USE. Part way > through the install, I already had more exclusion statements in > package.use, than I have inclusion statements in a full install with > "-*". It's a tradeoff, and I'm willing to do the extra work. On an old > Atom netbook, I want to avoid running unnecessary stuff. Let's just say > that optimised Gentoo is way faster on the netbook than the Windows > Vista that it came with.
It sounds like you used one of the desktop profiles as a starting point. The more barebones profiles give a leaner system without the drawbacks of -*. -- Neil Bothwick Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off now.
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