Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> writes:
>
> [...]
>
> > If this is to be a `personal use' HOST and I eventually want an LXDE
> > desktop, , which is the smart profile to chose? 2?
>
> Thanks for the input posters.
>
> NOTE: I am installing from SystemRescueCD-5-BETA
>
> Following along with the `quick install' document:
> When I got chrooted in I see the profile list is actually much longer:
>
> Available profile symlink targets:
> [1] default/linux/x86/13.0
> [2] default/linux/x86/13.0/selinux
> [3] default/linux/x86/13.0/desktop
> [4] default/linux/x86/13.0/desktop/gnome
> [5] default/linux/x86/13.0/desktop/gnome/systemd
> [6] default/linux/x86/13.0/desktop/kde
> [7] default/linux/x86/13.0/desktop/kde/systemd
> [8] default/linux/x86/13.0/developer *
> [9] hardened/linux/x86
> [10] hardened/linux/x86/selinux
> [11] hardened/linux/musl/x86
> [12] default/linux/uclibc/x86
> [13] hardened/linux/uclibc/x86
>
> It appears what several people suggested (2) is no longer what 2 used
> to be. Or at least it is on SystemRescueCD.
>
> I chose 8 since I want developement tools onboard and since it does
> not specify a desktop I'm guessing it would work like 1 or 3 in that
> regard.
>
> Anyone know if that is true?
>
> Does this have some impact on what gets installed?
>
> Also what actually happens when a profile is selected?
>
> Should I see a set of USE flags appear in /etc/portage/make.conf or
> something like that?
>
> As it is I didn't notice any change in /etc/portage/make.conf.
>
> All I see there for USE is:
>
> ,----
> | # These are the USE flags that were used in addition to what is provided by
> the
> | # profile used for building.
> | USE="bindist
> `----
>
I would not use that profile -- its gentoo development they are talking
about if memory serves, so I would pick 13.0/default/linux/desktop (3).
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