Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Ramces Tampo-og Red
Wol writes: > On 26/02/2022 22:14, Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: >> I see. I will be wary of my world file from now on. I'm glad that you >> mentioned this now since I don't have that much packages installed yet >> and I haven't played around with the system enough that there's a chance >> that

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Wol
On 26/02/2022 22:14, Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: I see. I will be wary of my world file from now on. I'm glad that you mentioned this now since I don't have that much packages installed yet and I haven't played around with the system enough that there's a chance that it might break. Knowing

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Ramces Tampo-og Red
Peter Humphrey writes: > On Saturday, 26 February 2022 14:19:15 GMT Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: > > --->8 > >> After reading the responses in the thread, this appears to be one way to >> do it. Though I think adding it to a set could be a cleaner way? I >> haven't tried all of the suggestions

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Dale
Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: > Dale writes: > >> Tasytea has a good idea on using sets if you prefer that way.  I rarely >> use sets but a lot of people love them.  It does have benefits but it >> just isn't for me.  >> > I am actually very interested with sets. I haven't read enough about it >

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Ramces Tampo-og Red
Dale writes: > Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: >> Dale writes: >> >>> Since you mention being new to Gentoo, don't forget the --oneshot or -1 >>> option when emerging things that should not be in the world file.  >>> Libraries are one thing that should rarely if ever be in that file.  >>> Once you

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Dale
Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: > Dale writes: > >> Since you mention being new to Gentoo, don't forget the --oneshot or -1 >> option when emerging things that should not be in the world file.  >> Libraries are one thing that should rarely if ever be in that file.  >> Once you get your install done

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Saturday, 26 February 2022 14:19:15 GMT Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: --->8 > After reading the responses in the thread, this appears to be one way to > do it. Though I think adding it to a set could be a cleaner way? I > haven't tried all of the suggestions yet. In passing, I thought I'd

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Saturday, 26 February 2022 12:10:49 GMT Michael wrote: > This is the page which explains how to build binary packages on one host and > then install them on other PCs, without having to re-complile/rebuild them > from source: > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Binary_package_guide > > It saves

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread tastytea
On 2022-02-26 14:12+ Wols Lists wrote: > On 26/02/2022 13:20, Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: > >> This is the page which explains how to build binary packages on > >> one host and then install them on other PCs, without having to > >> re-complile/rebuild them from source: > >> > >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Ramces Tampo-og Red
Wols Lists writes: > On 26/02/2022 11:07, Dale wrote: >> Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: >>> Hello list, >>> >>> I'm a sort-of newbie gentoo user and I just wanted to ask if what I'm >>> thinking is possible or if I'm just being stupid. But either way, I was >>> wondering if it is possible to

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Wols Lists
On 26/02/2022 13:20, Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: This is the page which explains how to build binary packages on one host and then install them on other PCs, without having to re-complile/rebuild them from source: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Binary_package_guide It saves a lot of time,

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Ramces Tampo-og Red
Michael writes: > On Saturday, 26 February 2022 12:07:40 GMT Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: >> spareproject776 writes: >> > On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 06:47:12PM +0800, Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: >> >> Hello list, >> >> >> >> I'm a sort-of newbie gentoo user and I just wanted to ask if what I'm >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Wols Lists
On 26/02/2022 11:07, Dale wrote: Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: Hello list, I'm a sort-of newbie gentoo user and I just wanted to ask if what I'm thinking is possible or if I'm just being stupid. But either way, I was wondering if it is possible to export a list of all installed software in

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Ramces Tampo-og Red
tastytea writes: > On 2022-02-26 05:07-0600 Dale wrote: > >> Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: >> > Hello list, >> > >> > I'm a sort-of newbie gentoo user and I just wanted to ask if >> > what I'm thinking is possible or if I'm just being stupid. But >> > either way, I was wondering if it is

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Ramces Tampo-og Red
Dale writes: > Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: >> Hello list, >> >> I'm a sort-of newbie gentoo user and I just wanted to ask if what I'm >> thinking is possible or if I'm just being stupid. But either way, I was >> wondering if it is possible to export a list of all installed software >> in

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Michael
On Saturday, 26 February 2022 12:07:40 GMT Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: > spareproject776 writes: > > On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 06:47:12PM +0800, Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: > >> Hello list, > >> > >> I'm a sort-of newbie gentoo user and I just wanted to ask if what I'm > >> thinking is possible

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Ramces Tampo-og Red
spareproject776 writes: > On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 06:47:12PM +0800, Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: >> >> Hello list, >> >> I'm a sort-of newbie gentoo user and I just wanted to ask if what I'm >> thinking is possible or if I'm just being stupid. But either way, I was >> wondering if it is

[gentoo-user] Scanner no longer detected with media-gfx/sane-backends-1.1.1-r2

2022-02-26 Thread Michael
I'm trying to find out why a very old and basic CanonScan N650U flatbed usb scanner stopped working after a recent an update to sane-backends-1.1.1-r2: Installed versions: 1.1.1-r2(09:12:17 24/02/22)(ipv6 usb zeroconf - gphoto2 -snmp -systemd -threads -v4l -xinetd ABI_MIPS="-n32 -n64 -o32"

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread tastytea
On 2022-02-26 05:07-0600 Dale wrote: > Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: > > Hello list, > > > > I'm a sort-of newbie gentoo user and I just wanted to ask if > > what I'm thinking is possible or if I'm just being stupid. But > > either way, I was wondering if it is possible to export a list of >

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Dale
Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: > Hello list, > > I'm a sort-of newbie gentoo user and I just wanted to ask if what I'm > thinking is possible or if I'm just being stupid. But either way, I was > wondering if it is possible to export a list of all installed software > in emerge and use that to

Re: [gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread spareproject776
emerge -avbk $(tr '\n' ' ' < /var/lib/portage/world) If your doing more than one box binhost / binpkg has a far higher return for alot more effort upfront provided you can live with -mtune=generic. On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 06:47:12PM +0800, Ramces Tampo-og Red wrote: > > Hello list, > > I'm a

[gentoo-user] Reproducible Installation Lists?

2022-02-26 Thread Ramces Tampo-og Red
Hello list, I'm a sort-of newbie gentoo user and I just wanted to ask if what I'm thinking is possible or if I'm just being stupid. But either way, I was wondering if it is possible to export a list of all installed software in emerge and use that to recreate on another gentoo install. I