[gentoo-dev] Remove package from system set in custom profile

Hi; I'm trying to make a custom profile, and I need to remove a package from the system set. Is there a way I can do this without editing /usr/portage/profiles/base/packages? Sorry if this is the wrong place for asking such a question. Regards. ...

Message posted on the February 16th, 2012 - 8:30 PM ET

Comparison of System Backup solutions

Your Windows restore system doesn’t work, your PC will no longer boot and there is nothing you can do to fix the problem meaning that the only solution is to reinstall the system and there is no guarantee that your data will be safe. Such problems ...

Review published on the March 25th, 2007 - 6:00 PM ET

USWipes – Wet Wipe Manufacturer Introduces Online Quick Quote System

Ordering individually packaged private label wet wipes just got easier. Today, USWipes announced the launch of a new website, www.uswipes.com that focuses on allowing virtual customization of moist towelettes online ...

Press published on the January 16th, 2013 - 1:09 PM ET

Ubuntu: Dare to make the change from Windows to Linux

Ubuntu is a free GNU/Linux distribution which has been adopted by a lot of users mainly due to its ease of use. You already know how to use Windows? Then you know how to use Ubuntu! Any beginner can enter into the Linux world without ever entering a ...

Review published on the October 13th, 2009 - 9:13 AM ET

XANDROS 4.1: Linux is open to everyone

While the release of the new commercial operating system by Microsoft, Windows Vista, has been taking up a lot of news space since the start of the year, a number of other anticipated solutions like MAC OS Leopard are planned for release between now ...

Review published on the April 3rd, 2007 - 6:00 PM ET

Arup saves $1 million in software costs with AppClarity from 1E

Leading structural engineering firm selects AppClarity and Shopping from 1E to detect and remove unused software and streamline software deployment.

Press published on the October 31st, 2012 - 8:00 AM ET

UQM Technologies Powers Innovative All-electric Outboard Motor for Boats Developed by Regen Nautic

Regen Nautic system mounts like a traditional outboard motor, providing all-electric propulsion UQM PowerPhase Select® 145kW electric motor provides power equivalent to a 180-horsepower gas-powered outboard ...

Press published on the January 22nd, 2013 - 7:30 AM ET

Guide to Windows XP optimisation

This tutorial is written for beginner's right through to people who regularly use the Windows XP operating system. You will discover new things about the system that you should look out for, especially in order to keep an optimized system, and ways ...

Review published on the March 23rd, 2005 - 6:00 PM ET

Bug#659885: system-tools-backends: use dh_installdeb maintscript support

Package: system-tools-backends Version: 2.10.2-1 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch User: ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Usertags: origin-ubuntu ubuntu-patch precise Using 'dpkg-maintscript-helper supports mv_conffile' guards introduces unreliability ...

Message posted on the February 14th, 2012 - 9:50 AM ET

Bug#519217: [system-config-printer] Romanian translation confuses "Allow" and "Deny"

This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) boundary="000005010809090705010401" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Package: system-config-printer Version: 1.0.0-4 Severity: serious Tags: l10n security patch ...

Message posted on the March 10th, 2009 - 8:20 PM ET

Debian pkg mgmt database/system irreparably broken

Hi, After upgrading from Ubuntu 8.04 to 10.04, the package management system seems to have become irreparably damaged; the package flashplugin-nonfree fails, and I can not remove it, upgrade it, nothing. I'm trying the standard repair commands, ...

Message posted on the June 13th, 2010 - 2:50 PM ET

yum clutters system by not removing the auxillary packages it had installed

If I do a "yum install package-A" and A needs B and C yum will usually prompt for those and then install all three. Let's say I decide I don't want A for some reason. I usually issue: "yum remove package-A". It will happily ...

Message posted on the December 6th, 2009 - 1:13 PM ET

Bug#697022: system-config-printer: Xfce4 print manager can not use remote CUPS printer

Package: system-config-printer Version: 1.3.7-3 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, This bug makes it impossible for me to print from this system, and thus is important at least to me. I believe the bug is in this package; I am experiencing it from ...

Message posted on the December 30th, 2012 - 4:40 PM ET

Bug#522146: system-tools-backends breaks gnome-system-tools and gnome dependencies

Package: system-tools-backends Version: 2.6.0-5 (i386) Distro: squeeze Today after "dist-upgrade" my system, package system-tools-backends remove gnome-system-tools, gnome, gnome-desktop-environment, fast-user-switch-applet and generate ...

Message posted on the April 1st, 2009 - 3:30 AM ET

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