Custom desktops

If you want to see beautiful desktops :

http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/pr/2012-screenshot-winners.xml

service `xdm' does not exist

Problem

During install, I've met the following problem :

- rc-update: service `xdm' does not exist
- /etc/conf.d/xdm doesn't exist.

I try emerge xdm but it doesn't work.


Solution

I've solved the problem like this : emerge xorg-server

Gentoo install with kde 4.8.5 and fluxbox

This document contains a list of package I'v installed to having gentoo with kde.

emerge --sync
emerge portage
emerge system
emerge vim


vi /etc/portage/package.use

sys-fs/udev gudev hwdb
dev-libs/libxml2 python icu
media-plugins/gst-plugins-meta ogg vorbis
sys-auth/pambase consolekit
media-libs/mesa gles2
sys-auth/consolekit policykit
media-libs/mesa xa
x11-libs/libdrm libkms
x11-libs/pango X
x11-libs/cairo X



emerge gentoo-sources
⇒ Make the kernel configuration.


emerge kdebase-meta (very long)
emerge kde-base/kdeadmin-meta (Admin package no mandatory.)
emerge kde-base/kcalc
emerge dhcpcd
emerge grub
emerge kdm

⇒ rc-update: service `xdm' does not exist
To resolve that problem, you have to install xorg-server : emerge xorg-server
Then you can do : rc-update add xdm default

Kde in french :

emerge kde-base/kde-l10n
vi /usr/share/config/kdm/Xsetup
setxkbmap fr


Sound configuration

emerge media-sound/pulseaudio
emerge alsa-plugins
gpasswd -a drieu audio
emerge eix pavucontrol
Add alsa in the USE of make.conf
emerge --ask --changed-use --deep world


Developpement package

emerge virtual/jdk
emerge git

There is not yet maven 3 in ebuild.So you have to install it manually 

⇒ bashrc :
export M2_HOME=/opt/drieu/apache-maven-3.0.4
export M2=$M2_HOME/bin
export JAVA_HOME=/opt/icedtea-bin-6.1.11.3
export PATH="$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$M2"


# echo "dev-java/sun-jdk ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
# echo "dev-java/java-sdk-docs ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
# echo "dev-java/sun-jdk" >> /etc/portage/package.unmask
# echo "dev-java/java-sdk-docs" >> /etc/portage/package.unmask
# echo "dev-java/java-config ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
# echo "dev-java/java-config-wrapper ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords

emerge sun-jdk
java-config --set-system-vm sun-jdk-1.6
emerge emul-linux-x86-java

Note : You have to download the jdk version it asked and put in on /urs/portage/distfile.

Other

emerge -av adobe-flash
emerge okular

Warning: Cannot open ConsoleKit session: Unable to open session: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory.rc-update add dbus default
rc-update add consolekit default
emerge --ask net-im/skype

http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/Java_Installation_Help


emerge net-misc/telnet-bsd

umount /mnt/gentoo/boot /mnt/gentoo/dev /mnt/gentoo/proc /mnt/gentoo


Comptabilite

emerge gnucash

package.use :
>=x11-libs/goffice-0.8.17-r1 gnome

emerge ant


LibreOffice

emerge --ask libreoffice



Fluxbox

emerge ccache fluxbox xlockmore eterm commonbox-styles commonbox-styles-extra fluxbox-styles-fluxmod gentoo-artwork conky idesk gentoo gqview


Perl (Pour XmlEd)

perl -MCPAN -e'install "LWP::Simple"'
perl /home/drieu/dvp/script/Perl/installation-modules-perl-kit.pl

make.conf

I've just begin a new install of my gentoo with kde.
So here is my make.conf without any improvement :


make.conf :


CFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -pipe"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"

CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
USE="kde qt4 qt3support gles opengl dbus"

FEATURES="parallel-fetch"

LINGUAS="fr FR_fr"
VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"

ACCEPT_LICENSE="Oracle-BCLA-JavaSE"

SYNC="rsync://rsync.fr.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"

xorg-x11 installation under VirtualBox : Xorg failed to load vmwgfx

Problem

I install xorg-x11 under VirtualBox and I met the following issue :


emerge xorg-x11
env-update
source /etc/profile
Xorg -configure

==> Xorg failed to load vmwgfx

Solution

emerge -C xf86-video-vmware
emerge x11-drivers/xf86-video-virtualbox

Clone with VirtualBox

I want to test severeal configuration like kde with gentoo or other test configuration.That's why, I create a common gentoo virtual machine and I clone it.
You can clone your virtual machine like that :

VBoxManage clonevdi ${HOME}/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/Gentoo_common.vdi ${HOME}/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/Gentoo_kde.vdi

Then, Clic add and after when you add you hard drive, choose your vdi file.

EXT3-fs couldn't mount because unsupported option No file system could mount root

I decide to update my Gentoo Virtual machine on my VirtualBox.
I configured my /etc/fstab like that :

/dev/sda1   /boot        ext4    defaults,noatime     1 2
/dev/sda2   none         swap    sw                   0 0
/dev/sda3   /            ext4    noatime              0 1
/dev/cdrom  /mnt/cdrom   auto    noauto,user          0 0

proc        /proc        proc    defaults             0 0
shm         /dev/shm     tmpfs   nodev,nosuid,noexec  0 0

I also apply the EXT4 filesystem with mkfs.ext4

When I ran my Virtual machine, I have a kernel panic with the following message : EXT3-fs couldn't mount because unsupported option No file system could mount root
In fact, I forgot to add EXT4 support to my kernel. See this link to add EXT4 support on your kernel : EXT4_kernel