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hazelnut
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 Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 9:29 am Post subject: I think I have broken portage.. does it rely on python? |
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Hi,
I installed Gentoo and was trying to get KDE installed, but only had a 1.2Gig disk in my machine. Means that / is 950Meg and after the install I had just over 400Meg left...
When I tried to emerge KDE it got as far as xfree before filling the disk and stopping. So, needed to clean up - deleted kernel src, and then looked for other largish things to delete. Decided to get rid of python which I have never used and could always re-install later (I'm a perl man  ). I was also interested in portages uninstall functionality.. since this is why I wanted to try Gentoo in the first place.
Andyway I typed (from memory - it worked anyway):
| Code: | | emerge unmerge --all python2.2 |
And python seemed to be removed. Still a few files in the /usr/libs/python2.2 dir though which was disappointing..
Anyway, now when I type emerge I get an error that python2.2 doesn't exist.  But surely if portage relys on python it shouldn't be removable.
So it is broked?  Or can it be resuscitated? 
Cheers,
Andy |
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c_kuzmanic
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| Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not sure, but I would speculate that you somehow removed your ebuild scripts for Python. Have you tried emerge rsync before installing Python?
And by the way, running gentoo + X + KDE 3.0 on a disk with 1.2 Gigs == BAD IDEA
Ask your Granny, maybe she can help you out with a spare harddisk:) |
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hazelnut
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| Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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I have spare harddisks, just thought that 1.2Gig is plenty for an operating system... no apps.. small and fast i.e. Gentoo?? 
BTW I was *uninstalling* Python!! And now portage doesn't work.
From doing some more reading I am pretty convinced that portage requires python.
Ho hum.
Back to LFS then?? |
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c_kuzmanic
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| Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Hmm, I would scour the regular gentoo-users mailing list, I'm pretty sure that the topic of "Portage accidentally removed/uninstalled" was covered there in detail... |
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hazelnut
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| Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks I will when I get a bit more time - must do some work now..
Forgot to say - pretty funny re: Grannys HDD's, but she never once used a computer in he entire life so not a single HDD left to me... |
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c_kuzmanic
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| Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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Silly me, I forgot to answer your main question : Yes, portage (portage.py) does rely on python.
If you can't find any other fix, you might try downloading/installing python from source. This should at least enable you to run portage... |
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gschneider
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the complete portage is build with python scripts.
But I don't know how you could reinstall it without python...
perhaps you download a python rpm, install it, and then re-install the portage ebuild....
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